From what I could see while playing, the range of the 'dead zone' increases by an extra point every four days, starting on 01-01. This puts the crystal planet's star flaring at 17-01 (or 01-17, depending on your dating system) and Arth's star flaring 300 days after the start, at 01-11 (or 11-01)
Fire shall wreck your ship's computers and trap the crew.
Anyone want a Plasma bolt?