diff --git a/src/core/StelCore.cpp b/src/core/StelCore.cpp
index 06da42d7a59e7..448fc41340453 100644
--- a/src/core/StelCore.cpp
+++ b/src/core/StelCore.cpp
@@ -2239,9 +2239,9 @@ void StelCore::updateTime(double deltaTime)
 		JD.first = jdOfLastJDUpdate + (QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch() - milliSecondsOfLastJDUpdate) / 1000.0 * timeSpeed;
 	}
 
-	// Fix time limits to -100000 to +100000 to prevent bugs
-	if (JD.first>38245309.499988) JD.first = 38245309.499988;
-	if (JD.first<-34803211.500012) JD.first = -34803211.500012;
+	// Fix time limits to -200000 to +200000 to prevent bugs
+	if (JD.first>74769924.499988) JD.first = 74769924.499988;
+	if (JD.first<-71328212.500012) JD.first = -71328212.500012;
 	JD.second=computeDeltaT(JD.first);
 
 	if (position->isObserverLifeOver())
diff --git a/src/gui/dateTimeDialogGui.ui b/src/gui/dateTimeDialogGui.ui
index 4a76d40905b68..fd7a36389a239 100644
--- a/src/gui/dateTimeDialogGui.ui
+++ b/src/gui/dateTimeDialogGui.ui
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
    </property>
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="TitleBar" name="titleBar">
-     <property name="title">
+     <property name="title" stdset="0">
       <string>Date and Time</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@
              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
             </property>
             <property name="minimum">
-             <number>-100000</number>
+             <number>-200000</number>
             </property>
             <property name="maximum">
-             <number>100000</number>
+             <number>200000</number>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>