diff --git a/src/components/admin/comm/banners/BannersForm.svelte b/src/components/admin/comm/banners/BannersForm.svelte
index be60e5cd..d2000761 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/comm/banners/BannersForm.svelte
+++ b/src/components/admin/comm/banners/BannersForm.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     import { actions } from "astro:actions";
 
     import { locale, t } from "../../../../i18n/store";
-    import { formatDate } from "../../../../utils/dates";
+    import { endOfDay, formatDate, startOfDay } from "../../../../utils/dates";
     import ActionableButton from "../../../library/buttons/ActionableButton.svelte";
     import DateInput from "../../../library/inputs/DateInput.svelte";
     import TextArea from "../../../library/inputs/TextArea.svelte";
@@ -23,9 +23,20 @@
 
     let fieldErrors: FieldErrors = $state({});
 
-    function handleDateSelect(date: Date) {
+    function normalizeDate(field: "startsAt" | "endsAt", date: Date) {
         const now = new Date();
-        date.setHours(now.getHours(), now.getMinutes(), now.getSeconds(), now.getMilliseconds());
+        const isToday =
+            date.getFullYear() === now.getFullYear() &&
+            date.getMonth() === now.getMonth() &&
+            date.getDate() === now.getDate();
+
+        // Ends always run to the end of their day. Start dates run from their
+        // midnight, except when the day is today the current time is used so it
+        // passes the "no earlier than now" validation. DateInput binds the same
+        // object, so the normalized time is applied in place.
+        const normalized = field === "endsAt" ? endOfDay(date) : isToday ? now : startOfDay(date);
+
+        date.setTime(normalized.getTime());
     }
 
     async function submit() {
@@ -110,7 +121,7 @@
                 placeholder={$t("pages.admin.comm.banners.fields.startDatePlaceholder")}
                 error={fieldErrors.startsAt &&
                     $t(fieldErrors.startsAt, { date: formatDate(new Date(), $locale) })}
-                onInput={handleDateSelect}
+                onInput={(date) => normalizeDate("startsAt", date)}
             />
 
             <DateInput
@@ -119,7 +130,7 @@
                 placeholder={$t("pages.admin.comm.banners.fields.endDatePlaceholder")}
                 error={fieldErrors.endsAt &&
                     $t(fieldErrors.endsAt, { date: formatDate(new Date(), $locale) })}
-                onInput={handleDateSelect}
+                onInput={(date) => normalizeDate("endsAt", date)}
             />
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/home/HomeBanners.svelte b/src/components/home/HomeBanners.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6376e3a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/home/HomeBanners.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+    import HomeBanner from "./HomeBanner.svelte";
+    import { t } from "../../i18n/store";
+
+    import type { BannerRecord } from "../../repositories/banners";
+
+    interface Props {
+        banners: BannerRecord[];
+    }
+
+    let { banners }: Props = $props();
+</script>
+
+{#if banners.length > 0}
+    <section class="wrapper flex flex-col gap-4">
+        {#each banners as banner}
+            <HomeBanner
+                title={banner.title}
+                description={banner.content}
+                ctaText={banner.ctaText}
+                ctaLink={banner.ctaLink}
+                closeAriaLabel={$t("pages.home.banner.closeAriaLabel")}
+            />
+        {/each}
+    </section>
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index 9556aaba..dc85c962 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         "expectedUrl": "No es una URL"
       },
       "date": {
-        "greaterThan": "La fecha debe ser igual o mayor que el {{ date }}"
+        "greaterThan": "La fecha debe ser mayor que el {{ date }}"
       },
       "file": {
         "maxAllowedSize": "Tamaño máximo permitido {{ size }}",
diff --git a/src/pages/[...locale]/index.astro b/src/pages/[...locale]/index.astro
index 01c24dea..ace5ab63 100644
--- a/src/pages/[...locale]/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/[...locale]/index.astro
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Stats from "../../components/home/Stats.astro";
 import FeaturedPromoters from "../../components/home/FeaturedPromoters.astro";
 import Blog from "../../components/home/Blog.astro";
 import Matchfunding from "../../components/home/Matchfunding.astro";
-import HomeBanner from "../../components/home/HomeBanner.svelte";
+import Banners from "../../components/home/HomeBanners.svelte";
 // Disabled sections, re-enable the import along with the component below:
 // import Stories from "../../components/home/Stories.svelte";
 // import Resources from "../../components/home/Resources.astro";
@@ -35,23 +35,7 @@ const activeBanners = (await bannerRepository.getActive()).filter(
 <Layout title={t("pages.index.title")} description={t("pages.metadata.description")}>
     <App client:load locale={lang} class="mb-20 gap-18">
         <Hero />
-        {
-            activeBanners.length > 0 && (
-                <div class="wrapper flex flex-col gap-4">
-                    {activeBanners.map((banner) => (
-                        <HomeBanner
-                            id={banner.id}
-                            title={banner.title}
-                            description={banner.content}
-                            ctaText={banner.ctaText}
-                            ctaLink={banner.ctaLink}
-                            closeAriaLabel={t("pages.home.banner.closeAriaLabel")}
-                            client:load
-                        />
-                    ))}
-                </div>
-            )
-        }
+        <Banners banners={activeBanners} client:load />
         <Campaigns />
         <Blog />
         <Stats />
diff --git a/src/utils/dates.ts b/src/utils/dates.ts
index 7e17e017..b290015e 100644
--- a/src/utils/dates.ts
+++ b/src/utils/dates.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@ export function formatDate(date: Date, locale: Locale) {
     return date.toLocaleDateString(locale, options);
 }
 
+/**
+ * The first instant of the day for the given date (midnight, 00:00).
+ * @param date The date to normalize
+ * @returns A new Date set to the start of the given day
+ */
+export function startOfDay(date: Date): Date {
+    return new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate());
+}
+
+/**
+ * The last instant of the day for the given date (23:59:59.999).
+ * Derived from the start of the following day rather than hardcoding the end-of-day time.
+ * @param date The date to normalize
+ * @returns A new Date set to the end of the given day
+ */
+export function endOfDay(date: Date): Date {
+    // Start of the next day, minus a single millisecond
+    const nextDay = new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate() + 1);
+    return new Date(nextDay.getTime() - 1);
+}
+
 /**
  * Get a date `n` ms from now
  * @param offset Milliseconds since now until future date