I would like to raise this issue again.
As of 11:30 PM August 3, WordPress has the time set as 8:00 AM August 3.
In the settings, I have the time set at UTC (2008-08-02 18:12:14) +14 hours, making my posts appear still over 15 hours late. I could post everything a day early, but that would interfere with archiving, and should be an unnecessary step.
Thank you again.