diff --git a/internal/database/event_logs.go b/internal/database/event_logs.go
index b5a18a50551d..b73fb1ed6bdf 100644
--- a/internal/database/event_logs.go
+++ b/internal/database/event_logs.go
@@ -1760,16 +1760,19 @@ END
 
 // makeDateTruncExpression returns an expression that converts the given
 // SQL expression into the start of the containing date container specified
-// by the unit parameter (e.g. day, week, month, or rolling month [prior 30 days]).
+// by the unit parameter (e.g. day, week, month, or rolling month [prior 1 month]).
+// Note: If unit is 'week', the function will truncate to the preceding Sunday.
+// This is because some locales start the week on Sunday, unlike the Postgres default
+// (and many parts of the world) which start the week on Monday.
 func makeDateTruncExpression(unit, expr string) string {
 	if unit == "week" {
-		return fmt.Sprintf(`DATE_TRUNC('%s', TIMEZONE('UTC', %s) + '1 day'::interval) - '1 day'::interval`, unit, expr)
+		return fmt.Sprintf(`TIMEZONE('UTC', (DATE_TRUNC('week', TIMEZONE('UTC', %s) + '1 day'::interval) - '1 day'::interval))`, expr)
 	}
 	if unit == "rolling_month" {
-		return fmt.Sprintf(`DATE_TRUNC('day', TIMEZONE('UTC', %s)) - '30 day'::interval`, expr)
+		return fmt.Sprintf(`TIMEZONE('UTC', (DATE_TRUNC('day', TIMEZONE('UTC', %s)) - '1 month'::interval))`, expr)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`DATE_TRUNC('%s', TIMEZONE('UTC', %s))`, unit, expr)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`TIMEZONE('UTC', DATE_TRUNC('%s', TIMEZONE('UTC', %s)))`, unit, expr)
 }
 
 // RequestsByLanguage returns a map of language names to the number of requests of precise support for that language.
diff --git a/internal/database/event_logs_test.go b/internal/database/event_logs_test.go
index e643ef5dc912..d238c01d9476 100644
--- a/internal/database/event_logs_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/event_logs_test.go
@@ -2027,3 +2027,80 @@ func TestEventLogs_AggregatedRepoMetadataStats(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMakeDateTruncExpression(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping long test")
+	}
+
+	logger := logtest.Scoped(t)
+	db := NewDB(logger, dbtest.NewDB(logger, t))
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		unit     string
+		expr     string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "truncates to beginning of day in UTC",
+			unit:     "day",
+			expr:     "'2023-02-14T20:53:24Z'",
+			expected: "2023-02-14T00:00:00Z",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "truncates to beginning of day in UTC, regardless of input timezone",
+			unit:     "day",
+			expr:     "'2023-02-14T20:53:24-09:00'",
+			expected: "2023-02-15T00:00:00Z",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "truncates to beginning of week in UTC, starting with Sunday",
+			unit:     "week",
+			expr:     "'2023-02-14T20:53:24Z'",
+			expected: "2023-02-12T00:00:00Z",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "truncates to beginning of month in UTC",
+			unit:     "month",
+			expr:     "'2023-02-14T20:53:24Z'",
+			expected: "2023-02-01T00:00:00Z",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "truncates to rolling month in UTC, if month has 30 days",
+			unit:     "rolling_month",
+			expr:     "'2023-04-20T20:53:24Z'",
+			expected: "2023-03-20T00:00:00Z",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "truncates to rolling month in UTC, even if March has 31 days",
+			unit:     "rolling_month",
+			expr:     "'2023-03-14T20:53:24Z'",
+			expected: "2023-02-14T00:00:00Z",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "truncates to rolling month in UTC, even if Feb only has 28 days",
+			unit:     "rolling_month",
+			expr:     "'2023-02-14T20:53:24Z'",
+			expected: "2023-01-14T00:00:00Z",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "truncates to rolling month in UTC, even for leap year February",
+			unit:     "rolling_month",
+			expr:     "'2024-02-29T20:53:24Z'",
+			expected: "2024-01-29T00:00:00Z",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			format := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT %s AS date", makeDateTruncExpression(tc.unit, tc.expr))
+			q := sqlf.Sprintf(format)
+			date, _, err := basestore.ScanFirstTime(db.Handle().QueryContext(ctx, q.Query(sqlf.PostgresBindVar), q.Args()...))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expected, date.Format(time.RFC3339))
+		})
+	}
+}