diff --git a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
index 9d22905b8c..6ec16b72b0 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ function the_date_xml() {
 function the_date( $d = '', $before = '', $after = '', $echo = true ) {
 	global $currentday, $previousday;
 
-	if ( $currentday != $previousday ) {
+	if ( is_new_day() ) {
 		$the_date = $before . get_the_date( $d ) . $after;
 		$previousday = $currentday;
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/functions.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions.php
index 69d9390edd..0966fa1ca1 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/functions.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions.php
@@ -671,4 +671,42 @@ class Tests_Functions extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$json = wp_json_encode( $data, 0, 1 );
 		$this->assertFalse( $json );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 33750
+	 */
+	function test_the_date() {
+		ob_start();
+		the_date();
+		$actual = ob_get_clean();
+		$this->assertEquals( '', $actual );
+
+		$GLOBALS['post']        = $this->factory->post->create_and_get( array(
+			'post_date' => '2015-09-16 08:00:00'
+		) );
+
+		ob_start();
+		$GLOBALS['currentday']  = '18.09.15';
+		$GLOBALS['previousday'] = '17.09.15';
+		the_date();
+		$this->assertEquals( 'September 16, 2015', ob_get_clean() );
+
+		ob_start();
+		$GLOBALS['currentday']  = '18.09.15';
+		$GLOBALS['previousday'] = '17.09.15';
+		the_date( 'Y' );
+		$this->assertEquals( '2015', ob_get_clean() );
+
+		ob_start();
+		$GLOBALS['currentday']  = '18.09.15';
+		$GLOBALS['previousday'] = '17.09.15';
+		the_date( 'Y', 'before ', ' after' );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'before 2015 after', ob_get_clean() );
+
+		ob_start();
+		$GLOBALS['currentday']  = '18.09.15';
+		$GLOBALS['previousday'] = '17.09.15';
+		the_date( 'Y', 'before ', ' after', false );
+		$this->assertEquals( '', ob_get_clean() );
+	}
 }