@Before public void setUp() { instance = getInstance(); GregorianCalendar calendar = instance.getThreadLocalCalendar(); calendar.set(Calendar.ERA, GregorianCalendar.AD); calendar.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0); calendar.set(1980, Calendar.JANUARY, 1, 0, 0, 0); minJavaTime = calendar.getTimeInMillis(); calendar.set(2107, Calendar.DECEMBER, 31, 23, 59, 58); // 58 seconds!!! maxJavaTime = calendar.getTimeInMillis(); }