diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.vue b/src/components/Timeline.vue
index 435d7d6a..e93ae1bc 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { getCanonicalLocale } from '@nextcloud/l10n';
 import { NcEmptyContent } from '@nextcloud/vue';
 import GlobalMixin from '../mixins/GlobalMixin';
-import moment from 'moment';
 
 import { ViewerManager } from "../services/Viewer";
 import { getLayout } from "../services/Layout";
@@ -584,9 +583,7 @@ export default class Timeline extends Mixins(GlobalMixin, UserConfig) {
             } else if (this.$route.name === 'thisday' && (!prevDay || Math.abs(prevDay.dayid - day.dayid) > 30)) {
                 // thisday view with new year title
                 head.size = 67;
-                const dateTaken = moment(utils.dayIdToDate(day.dayid));
-                const text = dateTaken.locale(getCanonicalLocale()).fromNow();
-                head.super = text.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + text.slice(1);
+                head.super = utils.getFromNowStr(utils.dayIdToDate(day.dayid));
             }
 
             // Add header to list
diff --git a/src/services/Utils.ts b/src/services/Utils.ts
index 80f9bfc2..c8335b13 100644
--- a/src/services/Utils.ts
+++ b/src/services/Utils.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { getCanonicalLocale } from "@nextcloud/l10n";
 import { getCurrentUser } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 import { IPhoto } from "../types";
+import moment from 'moment';
 
 // Memoize the result of short date conversions
 // These operations are surprisingly expensive
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ export function getLongDateStr(date: Date, skipYear=false, time=false) {
     });
 }
 
+/** Get text like "5 years ago" from a date */
+export function getFromNowStr(date: Date) {
+    // Get fromNow in correct locale
+    const text = moment(date).locale(getCanonicalLocale()).fromNow();
+
+    // Title case
+    return text.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + text.slice(1);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a hash code from a string
  * @param  {String} str The string to hash.