diff --git a/lib/timeline/Range.js b/lib/timeline/Range.js
index e49951d4..e2ef0bbb 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/Range.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/Range.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var DateUtil = require('./DateUtil');
 function Range(body, options) {
   var now = moment().hours(0).minutes(0).seconds(0).milliseconds(0);
   var start = now.clone().add(-3, 'days').valueOf();
-  var end = now.clone().add(-3, 'days').valueOf(); 
+  var end = now.clone().add(3, 'days').valueOf(); 
 
   if(options === undefined) {
     this.start = start;
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@ Range.prototype.setRange = function(start, end, animation, byUser, event) {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get the number of milliseconds per pixel.
+ */
+Range.prototype.getMillisecondsPerPixel = function() {
+  return (this.end - this.start) / this.body.dom.center.clientWidth;
+}
+
 /**
  * Stop an animation
  * @private
@@ -291,7 +298,7 @@ Range.prototype._applyRange = function(start, end) {
     throw new Error('Invalid end "' + end + '"');
   }
 
-  // prevent start < end
+  // prevent end < start
   if (newEnd < newStart) {
     newEnd = newStart;
   }
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/item/BoxItem.js b/lib/timeline/component/item/BoxItem.js
index 02e35937..377b2e06 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/item/BoxItem.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/item/BoxItem.js
@@ -37,15 +37,14 @@ BoxItem.prototype = new Item (null, null, null);
 
 /**
  * Check whether this item is visible inside given range
- * @returns {{start: Number, end: Number}} range with a timestamp for start and end
+ * @param {{start: Number, end: Number}} range with a timestamp for start and end
  * @returns {boolean} True if visible
  */
 BoxItem.prototype.isVisible = function(range) {
   // determine visibility
   var isVisible;
   var align = this.options.align;
-  var msPerPixel = (range.end - range.start) / range.body.dom.center.clientWidth;
-  var widthInMs = this.width * msPerPixel;
+  var widthInMs = this.width * range.getMillisecondsPerPixel();
 
   if (align == 'right') {
     isVisible = (this.data.start.getTime() > range.start ) && (this.data.start.getTime() - widthInMs < range.end);
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/item/PointItem.js b/lib/timeline/component/item/PointItem.js
index c4c14c91..83c4e67b 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/item/PointItem.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/item/PointItem.js
@@ -38,13 +38,12 @@ PointItem.prototype = new Item (null, null, null);
 
 /**
  * Check whether this item is visible inside given range
- * @returns {{start: Number, end: Number}} range with a timestamp for start and end
+ * @param {{start: Number, end: Number}} range with a timestamp for start and end
  * @returns {boolean} True if visible
  */
 PointItem.prototype.isVisible = function(range) {
   // determine visibility
-  var msPerPixel = (range.end - range.start) / range.body.dom.center.clientWidth;
-  var widthInMs = this.width * msPerPixel;
+  var widthInMs = this.width * range.getMillisecondsPerPixel();
   
   return (this.data.start.getTime() + widthInMs > range.start ) && (this.data.start < range.end);
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9cd86986..aa585ef8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
     "gulp-concat": "^2.6.0",
     "gulp-rename": "^1.2.2",
     "gulp-util": "^3.0.7",
+    "jsdom": "9.9.1",
     "mocha": "^3.1.2",
+    "mocha-jsdom": "^1.1.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
     "uglify-js": "^2.6.2",
     "uuid": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/test/TimelineRange.test.js b/test/TimelineRange.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba79142d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TimelineRange.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+var assert = require('assert');
+var vis = require('../dist/vis');
+var jsdom = require('mocha-jsdom')
+var moment = vis.moment;
+var timeline = vis.timeline;
+var Range = timeline.Range;
+
+function buildSimpleBody() {
+  var body = {
+      dom: {
+        center: {
+          clientWidth: 1000
+        }
+      },
+      domProps: this.props,
+      emitter: {
+        on: function() {},
+        off: function() {},
+        emit: function() {}
+      },
+      hiddenDates: [],
+      util: {}
+    };
+    body.dom.rollingModeBtn = document.createElement('div');
+    return body;
+}
+
+describe('Timeline Range', function () {
+  
+  jsdom();
+
+  it('should have start default before now', function () {
+    var now = moment().hours(0).minutes(0).seconds(0).milliseconds(0).valueOf();
+    var range = new Range(buildSimpleBody());
+    assert(range.start < now, "Default start is before now");
+  });
+
+  it('should have end default after now', function () {
+    var now = moment().hours(0).minutes(0).seconds(0).milliseconds(0).valueOf();
+    var range = new Range(buildSimpleBody());
+    assert(range.end > now, "Default end is after now");
+  });
+
+  it('should support custom start and end dates', function () {
+    var range = new Range(buildSimpleBody());
+    range.setRange(new Date(2017, 0, 26, 13, 26, 3, 320), new Date(2017, 3, 11, 0, 23, 35, 0), false, false, null);
+    assert.equal(range.start, new Date(2017, 0, 26, 13, 26, 3, 320).valueOf(),  "start is as expected");
+    assert.equal(range.end, new Date(2017, 3, 11, 0, 23, 35, 0).valueOf(),  "end is as expected");
+  });
+
+  it('should calculate milliseconds per pixel', function () {
+    var range = new Range(buildSimpleBody());
+    assert(range.getMillisecondsPerPixel() > 0, "positive value for milliseconds per pixel");
+  });
+
+  it('should calculate 1 millisecond per pixel for simple range', function () {
+    var range = new Range(buildSimpleBody());
+    range.setRange(new Date(2017, 0, 26, 13, 26, 3, 320), new Date(2017, 0, 26, 13, 26, 4, 320), false, false, null);
+    assert.equal(range.getMillisecondsPerPixel(), 1, "one second over 1000 pixels");
+  });
+});
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