# Changing default time to long time ago **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [June 10, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-default-time-to-long-time-ago/52465 "2016-06-10T17:45:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alainc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@alainc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alainc)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-default-time-to-long-time-ago/52465/1 "2016-06-10T17:45:48Z")
Hi i'm working on historical data back in the WWII era and i find it little boring the need to select again the limit each time i restart kibana. tried to see on kibana.yaml but can 't find it how to initialize to the time filter to those ages ? thanks ---
**Author:** ![tbragin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tbragin/32/45166_2.png) [@tbragin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tbragin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-default-time-to-long-time-ago/52465/2 "2016-06-15T03:28:36Z")
You can set this in Advanced Settings in Kibana ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/8/84875e2164f37398ae1b3cc73fb5c2a5fe6c9b8c.png) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/9/97e5dfb5ab41672a34a56b2fdf6c1e75a1ea7aea.png) ---
**Author:** ![alainc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@alainc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alainc)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-default-time-to-long-time-ago/52465/3 "2016-06-20T17:06:01Z")
Tania i tried "from": "January 1st 1939", "to": "January 1st 1949", "mode": "quick" and "from": "1939-1-1", "to": "1949-1-1", "mode": "quick" none of them are working i saved the param restart kibana and it sent me back to -15 minutes even if the param shows me the dates i choose. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-default-time-to-long-time-ago/52465/4 "2017-07-06T13:49:54Z")