--- a/getdate.c
+++ b/getdate.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
     char *fitsdate, *newfdate, *stdate;
     char temp[64];
     char fyear[16];
-    char ts0[8];
+    char ts0[9];
     char *tchar;
     int its, its1;
     time_t lts;