diff --git a/web/components/answers/answers-graph.tsx b/web/components/answers/answers-graph.tsx
index dae3a8b5..e4167d11 100644
--- a/web/components/answers/answers-graph.tsx
+++ b/web/components/answers/answers-graph.tsx
@@ -18,19 +18,20 @@ export const AnswersGraph = memo(function AnswersGraph(props: {
 }) {
   const { contract, bets, height } = props
   const { createdTime, resolutionTime, closeTime, answers } = contract
+  const now = Date.now()
 
   const { probsByOutcome, sortedOutcomes } = computeProbsByOutcome(
     bets,
     contract
   )
 
-  const isClosed = !!closeTime && Date.now() > closeTime
+  const isClosed = !!closeTime && now > closeTime
   const latestTime = dayjs(
     resolutionTime && isClosed
       ? Math.min(resolutionTime, closeTime)
       : isClosed
       ? closeTime
-      : resolutionTime ?? Date.now()
+      : resolutionTime ?? now
   )
 
   const { width } = useWindowSize()
@@ -71,14 +72,14 @@ export const AnswersGraph = memo(function AnswersGraph(props: {
   const yTickValues = [0, 25, 50, 75, 100]
 
   const numXTickValues = isLargeWidth ? 5 : 2
-  const startDate = new Date(contract.createdTime)
-  const endDate = dayjs(startDate).add(1, 'hour').isAfter(latestTime)
-    ? latestTime.add(1, 'hours').toDate()
-    : latestTime.toDate()
-  const includeMinute = dayjs(endDate).diff(startDate, 'hours') < 2
+  const startDate = dayjs(contract.createdTime)
+  const endDate = startDate.add(1, 'hour').isAfter(latestTime)
+    ? latestTime.add(1, 'hours')
+    : latestTime
+  const includeMinute = endDate.diff(startDate, 'hours') < 2
 
-  const multiYear = !dayjs(startDate).isSame(latestTime, 'year')
-  const lessThanAWeek = dayjs(startDate).add(1, 'week').isAfter(latestTime)
+  const multiYear = !startDate.isSame(latestTime, 'year')
+  const lessThanAWeek = startDate.add(1, 'week').isAfter(latestTime)
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -96,16 +97,16 @@ export const AnswersGraph = memo(function AnswersGraph(props: {
         }}
         xScale={{
           type: 'time',
-          min: startDate,
-          max: endDate,
+          min: startDate.toDate(),
+          max: endDate.toDate(),
         }}
         xFormat={(d) =>
-          formatTime(+d.valueOf(), multiYear, lessThanAWeek, lessThanAWeek)
+          formatTime(now, +d.valueOf(), multiYear, lessThanAWeek, lessThanAWeek)
         }
         axisBottom={{
           tickValues: numXTickValues,
           format: (time) =>
-            formatTime(+time, multiYear, lessThanAWeek, includeMinute),
+            formatTime(now, +time, multiYear, lessThanAWeek, includeMinute),
         }}
         colors={[
           '#fca5a5', // red-300
@@ -158,23 +159,20 @@ function formatPercent(y: DatumValue) {
 }
 
 function formatTime(
+  now: number,
   time: number,
   includeYear: boolean,
   includeHour: boolean,
   includeMinute: boolean
 ) {
   const d = dayjs(time)
-
-  if (
-    d.add(1, 'minute').isAfter(Date.now()) &&
-    d.subtract(1, 'minute').isBefore(Date.now())
-  )
+  if (d.add(1, 'minute').isAfter(now) && d.subtract(1, 'minute').isBefore(now))
     return 'Now'
 
   let format: string
-  if (d.isSame(Date.now(), 'day')) {
+  if (d.isSame(now, 'day')) {
     format = '[Today]'
-  } else if (d.add(1, 'day').isSame(Date.now(), 'day')) {
+  } else if (d.add(1, 'day').isSame(now, 'day')) {
     format = '[Yesterday]'
   } else {
     format = 'MMM D'