diff --git a/cuvis/Measurement.py b/cuvis/Measurement.py
index 565df82..a5eea77 100644
--- a/cuvis/Measurement.py
+++ b/cuvis/Measurement.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 import cuvis.cuvis_types as internal
-base_datetime = datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1)
+base_datetime = datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
 
 
 class Measurement(object):
diff --git a/cuvis/cuvis_aux.py b/cuvis/cuvis_aux.py
index 1f71a1b..c2cd8d9 100644
--- a/cuvis/cuvis_aux.py
+++ b/cuvis/cuvis_aux.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from ._cuvis_il import cuvis_il
 import logging
 import datetime
-base_datetime = datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1)
+base_datetime = datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
 
 
 def _fn_bits(n):
diff --git a/tests/test_measurement.py b/tests/test_measurement.py
index 7c757b5..debd949 100644
--- a/tests/test_measurement.py
+++ b/tests/test_measurement.py
@@ -19,9 +19,19 @@ def test_measurement_metadata_attributes(test_measurement):
 
 
 def test_measurement_capture_time(test_measurement):
-    """Test capture time is a datetime object."""
+    """Test capture time is a timezone-aware UTC datetime object."""
     capture_time = test_measurement.capture_time
     assert isinstance(capture_time, datetime.datetime)
+    # capture_time originates from a UTC epoch timestamp and must be
+    # explicitly marked as UTC (see issue cuvis.pyil#29).
+    assert capture_time.tzinfo is not None
+    assert capture_time.utcoffset() == datetime.timedelta(0)
+
+
+def test_measurement_capture_time_value(test_measurement):
+    """Test capture time has the expected exact UTC value (see cuvis.pyil#29)."""
+    assert test_measurement.capture_time == datetime.datetime(
+        2023, 11, 24, 11, 13, 5, 356000, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
 
 
 def test_measurement_integration_time(test_measurement):