diff --git a/src/components/kanban/KanbanCard.jsx b/src/components/kanban/KanbanCard.jsx
index b3906b8..d72fe9f 100644
--- a/src/components/kanban/KanbanCard.jsx
+++ b/src/components/kanban/KanbanCard.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { useDraggable } from '@dnd-kit/core';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
 import { MapPin, User, Clock, CloudLightning } from 'lucide-react';
+import { DEMO_TODAY } from '../../data/mockStore';
 
 function getInitials(name) {
     return (name || '').split(' ').map(w => w[0]).join('').slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ function getDaysInStage(activity) {
     if (!activity?.length) return 0;
     const last = activity[0];
     const lastDate = new Date(last.date);
-    const now = new Date('2026-04-07');
+    const now = DEMO_TODAY;
     return Math.max(0, Math.floor((now - lastDate) / 86400000));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/data/mockStore.jsx b/src/data/mockStore.jsx
index 1662360..4e45ba1 100644
--- a/src/data/mockStore.jsx
+++ b/src/data/mockStore.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import React, { createContext, useContext, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger';
 
+// Fixed "today" for the demo so seeded dates never go stale or land in the future.
+export const DEMO_TODAY = new Date('2026-05-29T12:00:00');
+
 // --- DATA CONSTANTS (Extracted from old App.jsx) ---
 
 const RAW_LOCATIONS = [