# Always in Red

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/always-in-red/12489>\
**Category:** Akrasia\
**Created:** [July 28, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/always-in-red/12489 "2025-07-28T11:10:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/always-in-red/12489/16 "2025-08-06T20:08:50Z")

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> [@shanaqui](#):
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> Ah, useful to hear you had this impression! No, many goals can have deadlines at any time you like – you can set this up via the settings section of the goal, or adjust many at once on the reminders page

The essence is spot on and the caveat is any deadline as in a precise hour and minute of the day save for the time between 6am and 7am.

sources:

1. [Beeminder API Reference](https://api.beeminder.com/#attributes-2)

- `deadline` (number): Seconds by which your deadline differs from midnight. Negative is before midnight, positive is after midnight. Allowed range is -17\*3600 to 6\*3600 (7am to 6am).

1. [How annoying is it that your deadline can't be between 6am and 7am?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-annoying-is-it-that-your-deadline-cant-be-between-6am-and-7am/12344)

My guess is that this is so to provide a deadline with a ‘before’ or an ‘after’ (midnight) flag.

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