diff --git a/components/chart/cycle-day-label.js b/components/chart/cycle-day-label.js
index aec35d5..ed24cde 100644
--- a/components/chart/cycle-day-label.js
+++ b/components/chart/cycle-day-label.js
@@ -1,32 +1,34 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native'
-import { LocalDate } from 'js-joda'
 import moment from 'moment'
 
 import AppText from '../common/app-text'
 
 import cycleModule from '../../lib/cycle'
-import { dateEnding } from '../helpers/home'
+import { getOrdinalSuffix } from '../helpers/home'
 import { Containers, Typography } from '../../styles'
 
 const CycleDayLabel = ({ height, date }) => {
-  const dayDate = LocalDate.parse(date)
   const cycleDayNumber = cycleModule().getCycleDayNumber(date)
-
-  const isFirstDayOfMonth = dayDate.dayOfMonth() === 1
-  const dateFormatting = isFirstDayOfMonth ? 'MMM' : 'D'
-  const shortDate = moment(date, "YYYY-MM-DD").format(dateFormatting)
-  const ending = isFirstDayOfMonth ?
-    '' : dateEnding[this.cycleDayNumber] || dateEnding['default']
   const cycleDayLabel = cycleDayNumber ? cycleDayNumber : ' '
 
+  const momentDate = moment(date)
+  const dayOfMonth = momentDate.date()
+  const isFirstDayOfMonth = dayOfMonth === 1
+
   return (
     <View style={[styles.container, { height }]}>
       <AppText style={styles.textBold}>{cycleDayLabel}</AppText>
-      <View style={{flexDirection: 'row', justifyContent: 'space-around', alignItems: 'center'}}>
-        <AppText style={styles.text}>{shortDate}</AppText>
-        <AppText style={styles.textLight}>{ending}</AppText>
+      <View style={styles.dateLabel}>
+        <AppText style={styles.text}>
+          {isFirstDayOfMonth ? momentDate.format('MMM') : dayOfMonth}
+        </AppText>
+        {!isFirstDayOfMonth &&
+          <AppText style={styles.textLight}>
+            {getOrdinalSuffix(dayOfMonth)}
+          </AppText>
+        }
       </View>
     </View>
   )
@@ -47,13 +49,19 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     ...Containers.rowContainer
   },
   text: {
-    ...Typography.label
+    ...Typography.label,
+    fontSize: 12
   },
   textBold: {
     ...Typography.labelBold
   },
   textLight: {
-    ...Typography.labelLight
+    ...Typography.labelLight,
+  },
+  dateLabel: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    justifyContent: 'space-around',
+    alignItems: 'center',
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/components/helpers/home.js b/components/helpers/home.js
index 1da8516..e5b75c3 100644
--- a/components/helpers/home.js
+++ b/components/helpers/home.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function getTimes(prediction) {
   const predictedBleedingStart = LocalDate.parse(prediction[0][0])
   /* the range of predicted bleeding days can be either 3 or 5 */
   const predictedBleedingEnd =
-    LocalDate.parse(prediction[0][ prediction[0].length - 1 ])
+    LocalDate.parse(prediction[0][prediction[0].length - 1])
   const daysToEnd = todayDate.until(predictedBleedingEnd, ChronoUnit.DAYS)
   return { todayDate, predictedBleedingStart, predictedBleedingEnd, daysToEnd }
 }
@@ -63,9 +63,25 @@ export function getBleedingPredictionRange(prediction) {
   return (daysToEnd === 0 ? '0' : `0 - ${daysToEnd}`)
 }
 
-export const dateEnding = {
-  '1': 'st',
-  '2': 'nd',
-  '3': 'rd',
-  'default': 'th'
+export function getOrdinalSuffix(num) {
+  const j = num % 10
+  const k = num % 100
+
+  if (j === 1 && k !== 11) {
+    return 'st'
+  }
+
+  if (j === 2 && k !== 12) {
+    return 'nd'
+  }
+
+  if (j === 3 && k !== 13) {
+    return 'rd'
+  }
+
+  return 'th'
+}
+
+export function formatWithOrdinalSuffix(num) {
+  return num + getOrdinalSuffix(num)
 }
diff --git a/components/home.js b/components/home.js
index a1d5e87..aabd81b 100644
--- a/components/home.js
+++ b/components/home.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import Button from './common/button'
 
 import cycleModule from '../lib/cycle'
 import { getFertilityStatusForDay } from '../lib/sympto-adapter'
-import { determinePredictionText, dateEnding } from './helpers/home'
+import { determinePredictionText, formatWithOrdinalSuffix } from './helpers/home'
 
 import { Colors, Fonts, Sizes, Spacing } from '../styles'
 import { home as labels } from '../i18n/en/labels'
@@ -32,15 +32,14 @@ class Home extends Component {
     this.todayDateString = today.toString()
     const { getCycleDayNumber, getPredictedMenses } = cycleModule()
     this.cycleDayNumber = getCycleDayNumber(this.todayDateString)
-    const {status, phase, statusText} =
+    const { status, phase, statusText } =
       getFertilityStatusForDay(this.todayDateString)
     const prediction = getPredictedMenses()
 
     this.cycleDayText = !this.cycleDayNumber ? labels.cycleDayNotEnoughInfo
-      : `${this.cycleDayNumber}${dateEnding[this.cycleDayNumber] || dateEnding['default']}`
+      : formatWithOrdinalSuffix(this.cycleDayNumber)
     this.phase = phase
-    this.phaseText = !phase ? statusText
-      : `${phase}${dateEnding[phase] || dateEnding['default']}`
+    this.phaseText = !phase ? statusText : formatWithOrdinalSuffix(phase)
     this.prediction = determinePredictionText(prediction)
     this.status = status
     this.statusText = statusText
@@ -149,13 +148,13 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 })
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
-  return({
+  return ({
     date: getDate(state),
   })
 }
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
-  return({
+  return ({
     navigate: (page) => dispatch(navigate(page)),
     setDate: (date) => dispatch(setDate(date)),
   })
diff --git a/test/home-helpers.spec.js b/test/home-helpers.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..696a7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/home-helpers.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+
+import {getOrdinalSuffix } from '../components/helpers/home'
+
+describe('Home helper: getOrdinalSuffix', () => {
+  it('For 1, it returns suffix \'st\'', () => {
+    expect(getOrdinalSuffix(1)).to.eql('st')
+  })
+
+  it('For 2, it returns suffix \'nd\'', () => {
+    expect(getOrdinalSuffix(2)).to.eql('nd')
+  })
+
+  it('For 3, it returns suffix \'rd\'', () => {
+    expect(getOrdinalSuffix(3)).to.eql('rd')
+  })
+
+  it('For 11, it returns suffix \'th\'', () => {
+    expect(getOrdinalSuffix(11)).to.eql('th')
+  })
+
+  it('For 23, it returns suffix \'rd\'', () => {
+    expect(getOrdinalSuffix(23)).to.eql('rd')
+  })
+})