diff --git a/docs/analytics.md b/docs/analytics.md
index 769a83f..48bf793 100644
--- a/docs/analytics.md
+++ b/docs/analytics.md
@@ -236,10 +236,14 @@ truncated at the current bucket, never drawing fake zeroes for the future);
 its x labels are weekday names centered at midday UTC, without vertical grid
 lines (day boundaries would be misleading in the viewer's timezone). The
 month view labels days the same lineless way — day numbers at noon UTC,
-with the month name substituted for the 1st. Year is a rolling 365-day window ending at now, re-bucketed to daily points,
-with boundary lines at months/years.  All uses the full data reach, but keeps
-at least the past 30 days so the chart never collapses to a tiny sliver when
-the site is young. Below the charts: a **transition map** (all pages from
+with the month name substituted for the 1st. Month, year and all are
+rolling windows ending at now, aligned to UTC day boundaries at the start
+so the labels span the whole range; the bucket size follows the window —
+6 hours up to 31 days, daily beyond — with boundary lines at months/years
+on the longer ranges.  All uses the full data reach, but keeps
+at least the past 30 days (identical to the month view when the site is
+younger than that, bucket size included) so the chart never collapses to a
+tiny sliver when the site is young. Below the charts: a **transition map** (all pages from
 `/_api/pages` — top-level menu items on a large-radius circular arc whose
 bottom point is the last item (each earlier item a bit higher), connected
 by an unlabeled top lane, each item's
diff --git a/frontend/src/TransitionGraph.vue b/frontend/src/TransitionGraph.vue
index 51abe69..16c2f1f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/TransitionGraph.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/TransitionGraph.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * so the visual scale can normalize against a one-week reference.
  */
 import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, shallowRef, watch } from 'vue'
-import { WEEK } from './analytics/time.js'
+import { DAY, WEEK } from './analytics/time.js'
 import { formatCount } from './analytics/format.js'
 import {
   TNODE_W,
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ const props = defineProps({
 const visualScale = computed(() => {
   const { t0, t1 } = props.window
   if (t0 != null && t1 != null) return WEEK / (t1 - t0)
-  // 'all': scale by the actual data span.
+  // 'all': scale by the actual data span, but never less than the 30-day
+  // minimum the plot enforces, so sparse young data is not over-amplified.
   const times = new Set()
   for (const buckets of Object.values(props.data?.views || {})) {
     for (const k of Object.keys(buckets)) times.add(Date.parse(k))
   }
   const arr = [...times]
   if (arr.length < 2) return 1
-  return WEEK / (Math.max(...arr) - Math.min(...arr))
+  const span = Math.max(...arr) - Math.min(...arr)
+  return WEEK / Math.max(span, 30 * DAY)
 })
 
 const graph = computed(() =>
diff --git a/frontend/src/VisitorCharts.vue b/frontend/src/VisitorCharts.vue
index 2c24c12..8fa29a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/VisitorCharts.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/VisitorCharts.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
  */
 import { computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref } from 'vue'
 import { makeSeries } from './analytics/time.js'
-import { CHART_H, CHART_W, buildChart, fmtY } from './analytics/chart.js'
+import {
+  CHART_H,
+  CHART_W,
+  MARGIN_B,
+  MARGIN_L,
+  VIEW_H,
+  VIEW_W,
+  buildChart,
+} from './analytics/chart.js'
 
 const DAY_REFRESH_MS = 15000
 
@@ -48,41 +56,35 @@ const viewChart = computed(() => buildChart(viewSeries.value, now.value))
       { ylabel: 'views', chart: viewChart, empty: 'no views recorded yet' },
     ]" :key="c.ylabel">
     <template v-if="c.chart">
-      <div class="chartwrap">
-        <div class="plot">
-          <div class="plotarea">
-            <span class="yaxis-label">{{ freqLabel(c.chart.unit) }} {{ c.ylabel }}</span>
-            <svg class="chart" :viewBox="`0 0 ${CHART_W} ${CHART_H}`"
-                 preserveAspectRatio="none" role="img" :aria-label="`${freqLabel(c.chart.unit)} ${c.ylabel}`">
-              <line v-for="g in c.chart.majors.slice(1)" :key="'j' + g.value"
-                    :x1="0" :x2="CHART_W" :y1="g.y" :y2="g.y" class="major" />
-              <template v-for="t in c.chart.xticks" :key="'t' + t.x">
-                <line v-if="t.line" :x1="t.x" :x2="t.x" :y1="0" :y2="CHART_H"
-                      class="minor vertical" />
-              </template>
-              <template v-if="c.chart.bars">
-                <rect v-for="(b, i) in c.chart.bars" :key="'b' + i"
-                      :x="b.x" :y="b.y" :width="b.width" :height="b.height" class="bar" />
-                <path :d="c.chart.skyline" class="line" />
-              </template>
-              <template v-else>
-                <template v-for="(s, i) in c.chart.series" :key="i">
-                  <path v-if="s.area" :d="s.area" class="area" />
-                  <path :d="s.line" class="line" :style="{ opacity: s.opacity }" />
-                </template>
-              </template>
-              <line :x1="0" :x2="CHART_W" :y1="CHART_H - 0.5" :y2="CHART_H - 0.5"
-                    class="axis" />
-            </svg>
-            <span v-for="g in c.chart.majors" :key="g.value" class="ylab"
-                  :style="{ bottom: g.bottom + '%' }">{{ fmtY(g.value) }}</span>
-          </div>
-          <div class="xlabels">
-            <span v-for="t in c.chart.xticks" :key="t.x" class="xlab"
-                  :style="{ left: t.left + '%' }">{{ t.label }}</span>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <svg class="chart" :viewBox="`${-MARGIN_L} 0 ${VIEW_W} ${VIEW_H}`"
+           role="img" :aria-label="`${freqLabel(c.chart.unit)} ${c.ylabel}`">
+        <line v-for="g in c.chart.majors.slice(1)" :key="'j' + g.value"
+              :x1="0" :x2="CHART_W" :y1="g.y" :y2="g.y" class="major" />
+        <template v-for="t in c.chart.xticks" :key="'t' + t.x">
+          <line v-if="t.line" :x1="t.x" :x2="t.x" :y1="0" :y2="CHART_H"
+                class="minor vertical" />
+        </template>
+        <template v-if="c.chart.bars">
+          <rect v-for="(b, i) in c.chart.bars" :key="'b' + i"
+                :x="b.x" :y="b.y" :width="b.width" :height="b.height" class="bar" />
+          <path :d="c.chart.skyline" class="line" />
+        </template>
+        <template v-else>
+          <template v-for="(s, i) in c.chart.series" :key="i">
+            <path v-if="s.area" :d="s.area" class="area" />
+            <path :d="s.line" class="line" :style="{ opacity: s.opacity }" />
+          </template>
+        </template>
+        <line :x1="0" :x2="CHART_W" :y1="CHART_H - 0.5" :y2="CHART_H - 0.5"
+              class="axis" />
+        <text v-for="g in c.chart.majors" :key="'y' + g.value" x="-8" :y="g.y"
+              text-anchor="end" dominant-baseline="middle" class="ylab">{{ g.label }}</text>
+        <text :x="-(MARGIN_L - 10)" :y="CHART_H / 2" text-anchor="middle"
+              :transform="`rotate(-90 ${-(MARGIN_L - 10)} ${CHART_H / 2})`"
+              class="yaxis-label">{{ freqLabel(c.chart.unit) }} {{ c.ylabel }}</text>
+        <text v-for="t in c.chart.xticks" :key="'x' + t.x" :x="t.x" :y="CHART_H + MARGIN_B - 8"
+              text-anchor="middle" class="xlab">{{ t.label }}</text>
+      </svg>
       <div v-if="c.chart.series && c.chart.series.length > 1" class="legend">
         <span v-for="(s, i) in c.chart.series" :key="i" :style="{ opacity: s.opacity }">
           ● {{ s.label }}
@@ -94,57 +96,25 @@ const viewChart = computed(() => buildChart(viewSeries.value, now.value))
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
-/* The svg is stretched (preserveAspectRatio none), so all text lives in
-   HTML overlays positioned by the same fractions the geometry uses. */
-.chartwrap {
-  padding-left: 2.8rem; /* y labels */
-}
-
-.plot {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  width: 100%;
-}
-
-.plotarea {
-  position: relative;
-  height: 8rem;
-}
-
-.xlabels {
-  position: relative;
-  height: 1.2rem;
-}
-
+/* Each chart is a self-contained SVG: the viewBox includes the axis label
+   margins, so nothing is positioned with HTML overlays. */
 .chart {
   display: block;
   width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
+  height: auto;
 }
 
-.ylab {
-  position: absolute;
-  left: -2.8rem;
-  width: 2.6rem;
-  text-align: right;
-  transform: translateY(50%);
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  color: var(--muted);
+.chart .ylab,
+.chart .xlab,
+.chart .yaxis-label {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  fill: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.chart .ylab {
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }
 
-.xlab {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0.25rem;
-  transform: translateX(-50%);
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-.xlabels .xlab:first-child { transform: none; }
-.xlabels .xlab:last-child { transform: translateX(-100%); }
-
 .chart .minor {
   stroke: var(--line);
   stroke-width: 1;
@@ -199,17 +169,6 @@ const viewChart = computed(() => buildChart(viewSeries.value, now.value))
 
 .legend span { color: var(--accent); }
 
-.yaxis-label {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 50%;
-  left: -2.8rem;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(180deg);
-}
-
 section { margin-top: 1.8rem; }
 
 .empty { color: var(--muted); }
diff --git a/frontend/src/analytics/chart.js b/frontend/src/analytics/chart.js
index 58dc0f2..b2560d5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/analytics/chart.js
+++ b/frontend/src/analytics/chart.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 /**
  * Chart geometry, smoothing, and SVG path generation for analytics charts.
  *
- * Fixed 720x180 viewBox, stretched to the panel width; values are per-unit
- * rates (hour on the week view, day on month+).
+ * Fixed 720x180 plot area inside a larger viewBox that also holds the axis
+ * labels, so each chart SVG is self-contained; values are per-unit rates
+ * (hour on the week view, day on month+).
  */
 
 import { DAY, HOUR, MIN5, WEEK, mondayUTC } from './time.js'
@@ -11,6 +12,10 @@ import { formatCount } from './format.js'
 export const CHART_W = 720
 export const CHART_H = 180
 export const PAD_TOP = 14 // room above the highest point
+export const MARGIN_L = 56 // y tick labels + vertical axis label
+export const MARGIN_B = 24 // x tick labels
+export const VIEW_W = MARGIN_L + CHART_W + 8
+export const VIEW_H = CHART_H + MARGIN_B
 
 /**
  * Y always starts at 0; the max is a multiple of a 1-2-5 major step with at
@@ -190,7 +195,7 @@ export function buildChart(input, now = Date.now()) {
   const nMajor = Math.round(max / step)
   for (let k = 0; k <= nMajor; k++) {
     const v = k * step
-    majors.push({ value: v, y: y(v), bottom: (1 - PAD_TOP / CHART_H) * (v / max) * 100 })
+    majors.push({ value: v, y: y(v), label: fmtY(v) })
   }
   if (minor) {
     for (let v = minor; v < max; v += minor) {
@@ -204,37 +209,37 @@ export function buildChart(input, now = Date.now()) {
   // ranges: boundary lines at Mondays / months / years.
   const isWeek = t1 - t0 === WEEK
   const isMonth = !isWeek && t1 - t0 <= 31 * DAY
-  const xticks = isWeek
-    ? Array.from({ length: 7 }, (_, d) => {
-        const t = t0 + d * DAY + 12 * HOUR
-        return {
-          x: x(t), left: ((t - t0) / (t1 - t0)) * 100,
-          label: new Date(t).toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
-            weekday: 'short', timeZone: 'UTC',
-          }),
-          line: false,
-        }
+  let xticks
+  if (isWeek) {
+    xticks = Array.from({ length: 7 }, (_, d) => {
+      const t = t0 + d * DAY + 12 * HOUR
+      return {
+        x: x(t),
+        label: new Date(t).toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
+          weekday: 'short', timeZone: 'UTC',
+        }),
+        line: false,
+      }
+    })
+  } else if (isMonth) {
+    // t0 is day-aligned; label every day whose noon falls inside the range.
+    xticks = []
+    for (let day = t0; day + 12 * HOUR < t1; day += DAY) {
+      const date = new Date(day)
+      const t = day + 12 * HOUR
+      xticks.push({
+        x: x(t),
+        label: date.getUTCDate() === 1
+          ? date.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: 'short', timeZone: 'UTC' })
+          : String(date.getUTCDate()),
+        line: false,
       })
-    : isMonth
-      ? Array.from(
-          { length: Math.floor((t1 - Math.ceil(t0 / DAY) * DAY) / DAY) },
-          (_, d) => {
-            const day = Math.ceil(t0 / DAY) * DAY + d * DAY
-            const date = new Date(day)
-            const t = day + 12 * HOUR
-            return {
-              x: x(t), left: ((t - t0) / (t1 - t0)) * 100,
-              label: date.getUTCDate() === 1
-                ? date.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: 'short', timeZone: 'UTC' })
-                : String(date.getUTCDate()),
-              line: false,
-            }
-          },
-        )
-      : xticksFor(t0, t1).map((t) => ({
-          x: x(t), left: ((t - t0) / (t1 - t0)) * 100,
-          label: fmtTick(t, t1 - t0), line: true,
-        }))
+    }
+  } else {
+    xticks = xticksFor(t0, t1).map((t) => ({
+      x: x(t), label: fmtTick(t, t1 - t0), line: true,
+    }))
+  }
   return { max, majors, minors, series: drawn, xticks, unit }
 }
 
@@ -297,7 +302,7 @@ export function buildDayChart(input, now = Date.now()) {
   const nMajor = Math.round(max / step)
   for (let k = 0; k <= nMajor; k++) {
     const v = k * step
-    majors.push({ value: v, y: y(v), bottom: (1 - PAD_TOP / CHART_H) * (v / max) * 100 })
+    majors.push({ value: v, y: y(v), label: fmtY(v) })
   }
   if (minor) {
     for (let v = minor; v < max; v += minor) {
@@ -313,12 +318,10 @@ export function buildDayChart(input, now = Date.now()) {
     const d = new Date(t)
     xticks.push({
       x: ((t - t0) / (t1 - t0)) * CHART_W,
-      left: ((t - t0) / (t1 - t0)) * 100,
       label: `${String(d.getUTCHours()).padStart(2, '0')}:00`,
       line: false,
     })
   }
-
   return { bars, skyline: skyline.trim(), max, majors, minors, xticks, unit: '5min', series: [] }
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/analytics/time.js b/frontend/src/analytics/time.js
index e1beb95..2fc0bb0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/analytics/time.js
+++ b/frontend/src/analytics/time.js
@@ -92,27 +92,38 @@ export function weeklySeries(buckets) {
  * to per-day rates (the unit the month+ charts are read in).
  * Ranges without a fixed span use the full data reach, but never less than
  * their configured minSpan so the chart keeps a readable minimum x scale.
+ * t0 is aligned to the UTC day so the x labels cover the whole range;
+ * t1 is now, so the scale never extends into the future. The bucket size
+ * follows the resulting window (6h up to 31 days, daily beyond), so ranges
+ * covering the same window — "all" at its 30-day minimum vs "month" —
+ * render the identical curve.
  */
 export function rollingSeries(buckets, rangeKey) {
   const raw = rawTimes(buckets)
   const times = Object.keys(raw).map(Number)
   if (!times.length) return null
   const { span, bucket, minSpan = 0 } = RANGES[rangeKey]
-  const t1 = Math.floor(Date.now() / bucket) * bucket + bucket
-  const earliest = Math.floor(Math.min(...times) / bucket) * bucket
-  const t0 = span != null
+  const t1 = Date.now()
+  const earliest = Math.min(...times)
+  const t0 = Math.floor((span != null
     ? t1 - span
-    : Math.min(earliest, t1 - minSpan)
+    : Math.min(earliest, t1 - minSpan)) / DAY) * DAY
+  // The bucket follows the actual window length, not the range key: when
+  // "all" is capped to its 30-day minimum it covers the very window "month"
+  // does, and daily bins would draw a different curve over the same data
+  // (coarser edge detection, points a day apart plotted at bin starts, the
+  // last point stuck at today's midnight instead of reaching now).
+  const bucketMs = t1 - t0 <= 31 * DAY ? Math.min(bucket, 6 * HOUR) : bucket
   const points = []
-  for (let t = t0; t < t1; t += bucket) {
-    points.push({ t, count: sumRange(raw, t, t + bucket) })
+  for (let t = t0; t < t1; t += bucketMs) {
+    points.push({ t, count: sumRange(raw, t, t + bucketMs) })
   }
   return {
     series: [{ points, label: '', opacity: 1, area: true }],
     t0,
     t1,
-    rate: DAY / bucket,
-    binMinutes: bucket / 60e3,
+    rate: DAY / bucketMs,
+    binMinutes: bucketMs / 60e3,
     unitMinutes: 24 * 60,
     unit: 'day',
   }
@@ -153,22 +164,19 @@ export function makeSeries(buckets, rangeKey) {
 /**
  * Absolute UTC time window for a given range key. Used to filter visits,
  * transitions and views for the non-chart stats on the analytics page.
- * The week range is a rolling 7 days ending at now; the charts instead
- * align to Monday 00:00 UTC and overlay previous weeks, so their x window
- * differs from the stats range on purpose.
+ * Every bounded range is a rolling span ending at now; the charts instead
+ * align week to Monday 00:00 UTC (overlaying previous weeks) and month+
+ * to UTC day boundaries, so their x windows differ from the stats range
+ * on purpose.
  * Returns { t0, t1 } where null means unbounded.
  */
 export function rangeWindow(rangeKey) {
   const now = Date.now()
-  if (rangeKey === 'week') {
-    return { t0: now - WEEK, t1: now }
-  }
   if (rangeKey === 'all') {
     return { t0: null, t1: null }
   }
-  const { span, bucket } = RANGES[rangeKey]
-  const t1 = Math.floor(now / bucket) * bucket + bucket
-  return { t0: t1 - span, t1 }
+  const span = rangeKey === 'week' ? WEEK : RANGES[rangeKey].span
+  return { t0: now - span, t1: now }
 }
 
 /**