diff --git a/man/systemd.time.xml b/man/systemd.time.xml
index 643ff7d78f0..07100b12b7c 100644
--- a/man/systemd.time.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.time.xml
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ tomorrow Pacific/Auckland → Thu 2012-11-23 19:00:00
     decimal places.</para>
 
     <para>Either time or date specification may be omitted, in which
-    case the current day and 00:00:00 is implied, respectively. If the
-    second component is not specified, <literal>:00</literal> is
+    case *-*-* and 00:00:00 is implied, respectively. If the
+    seconds component is not specified, <literal>:00</literal> is
     assumed.</para>
 
     <para>Timezone can be specified as the literal string <literal>UTC</literal>, or