diff --git a/src/Adafruit_GPS.h b/src/Adafruit_GPS.h
index 60c5738..ebede5f 100644
--- a/src/Adafruit_GPS.h
+++ b/src/Adafruit_GPS.h
@@ -160,13 +160,14 @@ public:
       0}; ///< the next three letters of the most recent successfully parsed
           ///< sentence, e.g. GLL, RMC
 
-  uint8_t hour;          ///< GMT hours
-  uint8_t minute;        ///< GMT minutes
-  uint8_t seconds;       ///< GMT seconds
-  uint16_t milliseconds; ///< GMT milliseconds
-  uint8_t year;          ///< GMT year
-  uint8_t month;         ///< GMT month
-  uint8_t day;           ///< GMT day
+  uint8_t hour;                    ///< GMT hours
+  uint8_t minute;                  ///< GMT minutes
+  uint8_t seconds;                 ///< GMT seconds
+  uint16_t milliseconds;           ///< GMT milliseconds
+  uint8_t year;                    ///< GMT year
+  uint8_t month;                   ///< GMT month
+  uint8_t day;                     ///< GMT day
+  uint32_t lastDate = 2000000000L; ///< millis() when last date received
 
   nmea_float_t latitude;  ///< Floating point latitude value in degrees/minutes
                           ///< as received from the GPS (DDMM.MMMM)
@@ -277,7 +278,6 @@ private:
       2000000000L; ///< millis() when last full sentence successfully parsed
   uint32_t lastFix = 2000000000L;  ///< millis() when last fix received
   uint32_t lastTime = 2000000000L; ///< millis() when last time received
-  uint32_t lastDate = 2000000000L; ///< millis() when last date received
   uint32_t recvdTime =
       2000000000L; ///< millis() when last full sentence received
   uint32_t sentTime = 2000000000L; ///< millis() when first character of last