fix(material/datepicker): avoid rerender when min/maxDate changes to different time on the same day

src/material/datepicker/calendar.spec.ts

@@ -431,6 +431,16 @@ describe('MatCalendar', () => {
       expect(calendarInstance.monthView._init).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('should not re-render the month view when the minDate changes to the same day at a different time', () => {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      spyOn(calendarInstance.monthView, '_init').and.callThrough();
+
+      testComponent.minDate = new Date(2016, JAN, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(calendarInstance.monthView._init).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('should re-render the month view when the maxDate changes', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       spyOn(calendarInstance.monthView, '_init').and.callThrough();
@@ -479,6 +489,25 @@ describe('MatCalendar', () => {
       expect(calendarInstance.yearView._init).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('should not re-render the year view when the maxDate changes to the same day at a different time', () => {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      const periodButton = calendarElement.querySelector(
+        '.mat-calendar-period-button',
+      ) as HTMLElement;
+      periodButton.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      (calendarElement.querySelector('.mat-calendar-body-active') as HTMLElement).click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      spyOn(calendarInstance.yearView, '_init').and.callThrough();
+
+      testComponent.maxDate = new Date(2018, JAN, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(calendarInstance.yearView._init).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('should re-render the multi-year view when the minDate changes', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const periodButton = calendarElement.querySelector(

src/material/datepicker/calendar.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   OnDestroy,
   Optional,
   Output,
+  SimpleChange,
   SimpleChanges,
   ViewChild,
   ViewEncapsulation,
@@ -393,7 +394,21 @@ export class MatCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit, AfterViewChecked, OnDes
   }
 
   ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
-    const change = changes['minDate'] || changes['maxDate'] || changes['dateFilter'];
+    // Ignore date changes that are at a different time on the same day. This fixes issues where
+    // the calendar re-renders when there is no meaningful change to [minDate] or [maxDate]
+    // (#24435).
+    const minDateChange: SimpleChange | undefined =
+      changes['minDate'] &&
+      !this._dateAdapter.sameDate(changes['minDate'].previousValue, changes['minDate'].currentValue)
+        ? changes['minDate']
+        : undefined;
+    const maxDateChange: SimpleChange | undefined =
+      changes['maxDate'] &&
+      !this._dateAdapter.sameDate(changes['maxDate'].previousValue, changes['maxDate'].currentValue)
+        ? changes['maxDate']
+        : undefined;
+
+    const change = minDateChange || maxDateChange || changes['dateFilter'];
 
     if (change && !change.firstChange) {
       const view = this._getCurrentViewComponent();