diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/UsageTimeFormat.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/UsageTimeFormat.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8432a843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/UsageTimeFormat.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.Localization;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Ui.Services;
+
+/// <summary>Shared "Xh Ym" formatting for usage-reset countdowns (pill tooltip + usage monitor gauges).</summary>
+public static class UsageTimeFormat
+{
+    public static string FormatRemaining(DateTimeOffset resetsAt)
+    {
+        var remaining = resetsAt - DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        if (remaining < TimeSpan.Zero) remaining = TimeSpan.Zero;
+        var hours = (int)remaining.TotalHours;
+        var minutes = remaining.Minutes;
+        return hours > 0
+            ? Loc.T("usage.pill.durationHoursMinutes", hours, minutes)
+            : Loc.T("usage.pill.durationMinutes", minutes);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/UsageMonitorModalViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/UsageMonitorModalViewModel.cs
index ea31529e..4f3a8414 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/UsageMonitorModalViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/UsageMonitorModalViewModel.cs
@@ -391,8 +391,10 @@ public sealed partial class UsageGaugeRowViewModel : ObservableObject
 
     public bool IsWarnSeverity => !string.Equals(Severity, "normal", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
+    // Includes the absolute HH:mm alongside the countdown, unlike the pill tooltip's shorter
+    // "resetIn" line (usage.pill.resetIn) — the modal has room for the detail, the tooltip doesn't.
     public string ResetText => ResetsAt is { } r
-        ? Loc.T("modals.usageMonitor.resetIn", FormatRemaining(r), r.ToLocalTime().ToString("HH:mm"))
+        ? Loc.T("modals.usageMonitor.resetIn", UsageTimeFormat.FormatRemaining(r), r.ToLocalTime().ToString("HH:mm"))
         : "";
 
     /// <summary>Live values from a fresh snapshot, without replacing the row instance mid-view.</summary>
@@ -437,17 +439,6 @@ public sealed partial class UsageGaugeRowViewModel : ObservableObject
 
         return Commit();
     }
-
-    private static string FormatRemaining(DateTimeOffset resetsAt)
-    {
-        var remaining = resetsAt - DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
-        if (remaining < TimeSpan.Zero) remaining = TimeSpan.Zero;
-        var hours = (int)remaining.TotalHours;
-        var minutes = remaining.Minutes;
-        return hours > 0
-            ? Loc.T("usage.pill.durationHoursMinutes", hours, minutes)
-            : Loc.T("usage.pill.durationMinutes", minutes);
-    }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/UsagePillViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/UsagePillViewModel.cs
index 787b06ae..9ab5d963 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/UsagePillViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/UsagePillViewModel.cs
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ public sealed partial class UsagePillViewModel : ViewModelBase
 
         var lines = new List<string>();
         if (s.FiveHourResetsAt is { } fiveReset)
-            lines.Add(Loc.T("usage.pill.resetIn", Loc.T("usage.pill.fiveHourLabel"), FormatRemaining(fiveReset)));
+            lines.Add(Loc.T("usage.pill.resetIn", Loc.T("usage.pill.fiveHourLabel"), UsageTimeFormat.FormatRemaining(fiveReset)));
         if (s.SevenDayResetsAt is { } sevenReset)
-            lines.Add(Loc.T("usage.pill.resetIn", Loc.T("usage.pill.sevenDayLabel"), FormatRemaining(sevenReset)));
+            lines.Add(Loc.T("usage.pill.resetIn", Loc.T("usage.pill.sevenDayLabel"), UsageTimeFormat.FormatRemaining(sevenReset)));
         if (s.IsGateBlocked && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(s.GateReason))
             lines.Add(Loc.T("usage.pill.blockedReason", s.GateReason));
         else if (s.EffectiveSlots < s.ConfiguredSlots)
@@ -120,15 +120,4 @@ public sealed partial class UsagePillViewModel : ViewModelBase
         "seven_day" => Loc.T("usage.pill.sevenDayLabel"),
         _ => "",
     };
-
-    private static string FormatRemaining(DateTimeOffset resetsAt)
-    {
-        var remaining = resetsAt - DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
-        if (remaining < TimeSpan.Zero) remaining = TimeSpan.Zero;
-        var hours = (int)remaining.TotalHours;
-        var minutes = remaining.Minutes;
-        return hours > 0
-            ? Loc.T("usage.pill.durationHoursMinutes", hours, minutes)
-            : Loc.T("usage.pill.durationMinutes", minutes);
-    }
 }