diff --git a/ext/ghoul b/ext/ghoul
index 26de570dec..d073de9ab1 160000
--- a/ext/ghoul
+++ b/ext/ghoul
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 26de570dec769496c7d04707325db9a390465906
+Subproject commit d073de9ab1b81b234a5a1cf55fdec36f029fc639
diff --git a/include/openspace/util/spicemanager.h b/include/openspace/util/spicemanager.h
index fd14a12faf..2768e29a59 100644
--- a/include/openspace/util/spicemanager.h
+++ b/include/openspace/util/spicemanager.h
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <set>
+#include "SpiceUsr.h"
+#include "SpiceZpr.h"
 
 namespace openspace {
 
 namespace scripting { struct LuaLibrary; }
 
+void throwSpiceError(const std::string& errorMessage);
+
 class SpiceManager {
 public:
     BooleanType(UseException);
@@ -462,6 +466,7 @@ public:
      * \sa http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/C/cspice/str2et_c.html
      */
     double ephemerisTimeFromDate(const std::string& timeString) const;
+    double ephemerisTimeFromDate(const char* timeString) const;
 
     /**
      * Converts the passed \p ephemerisTime into a human-readable date string with a
@@ -476,11 +481,33 @@ public:
      *
      * \sa http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/C/cspice/timout_c.html
      */
+    template <int N = 31>
     std::string dateFromEphemerisTime(double ephemerisTime,
-        std::string_view format = "YYYY MON DDTHR:MN:SC.### ::RND") const;
+        const char (&format)[N] = "YYYY MON DDTHR:MN:SC.### ::RND") const
+    {
+        static_assert(N != 0, "Format must not be empty");
 
+        std::string res;
+        res.resize(N);
+        dateFromEphemerisTime(ephemerisTime, res.data(), N, format);
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    template <int N>
     void dateFromEphemerisTime(double ephemerisTime, char* outBuf, int bufferSize,
-        std::string_view format = "YYYY MON DDTHR:MN:SC.### ::RND") const;
+        const char (&format)[N] = "YYYY MON DDTHR:MN:SC.### ::RND") const
+    {
+        static_assert(N != 0, "Format must not be empty");
+        ghoul_assert(N > bufferSize - 1, "Buffer size too small");
+
+        timout_c(ephemerisTime, format, bufferSize - 1, outBuf);
+        if (failed_c()) {
+            throwSpiceError(fmt::format(
+                "Error converting ephemeris time '{}' to date with format '{}'",
+                    ephemerisTime, format
+            ));
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns the \p position of a \p target body relative to an \p observer in a
diff --git a/include/openspace/util/time.h b/include/openspace/util/time.h
index 25c29bd2e6..d055971725 100644
--- a/include/openspace/util/time.h
+++ b/include/openspace/util/time.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
      * \pre \p timeString must not be empty
      */
     static double convertTime(const std::string& time);
+    static double convertTime(const char* time);
 
     explicit Time(double secondsJ2000 = -1);
     explicit Time(const std::string& time);
@@ -113,13 +114,13 @@ public:
      * thus also compliant with the Spice library.
      * \return The current time as a formatted date string
      */
-    std::string UTC() const;
+    std::string_view UTC() const;
 
     /**
     * Returns the current time as a ISO 8601 formatted, i.e YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ
     * \return The current time as a ISO 8601 formatted string
     */
-    std::string ISO8601() const;
+    std::string_view ISO8601() const;
 
     /**
      * Advances the simulation time using the deltaTime() and the <code>tickTime</code>.
diff --git a/modules/fieldlinessequence/util/fieldlinesstate.cpp b/modules/fieldlinessequence/util/fieldlinesstate.cpp
index bd717431ad..7327514e37 100644
--- a/modules/fieldlinessequence/util/fieldlinesstate.cpp
+++ b/modules/fieldlinessequence/util/fieldlinesstate.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ bool FieldlinesState::loadStateFromJson(const std::string& pathToJsonFile,
  */
 void FieldlinesState::saveStateToOsfls(const std::string& absPath) {
     // ------------------------------- Create the file ------------------------------- //
-    std::string pathSafeTimeString = Time(_triggerTime).ISO8601();
+    std::string pathSafeTimeString = std::string(Time(_triggerTime).ISO8601());
     pathSafeTimeString.replace(13, 1, "-");
     pathSafeTimeString.replace(16, 1, "-");
     pathSafeTimeString.replace(19, 1, "-");
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void FieldlinesState::saveStateToJson(const std::string& absPath) {
 
     json jFile;
 
-    const std::string timeStr = Time(_triggerTime).ISO8601();
+    std::string_view timeStr = Time(_triggerTime).ISO8601();
     const size_t nLines = _lineStart.size();
     // const size_t nPoints      = _vertexPositions.size();
     const size_t nExtras = _extraQuantities.size();
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider.cpp b/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider.cpp
index 3e57d400d3..fc0f9b4a2c 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider.cpp
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider.cpp
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ std::string timeStringify(TemporalTileProvider::TimeFormatType type, const Time&
 
     switch (type) {
         case TemporalTileProvider::TimeFormatType::YYYY_MM_DD:
-            return t.ISO8601().substr(0, 10);
+            return std::string(t.ISO8601().substr(0, 10));
         case TemporalTileProvider::TimeFormatType::YYYYMMDD_hhmmss: {
-            std::string ts = t.ISO8601().substr(0, 19);
+            std::string ts = std::string(t.ISO8601().substr(0, 19));
 
             // YYYY_MM_DDThh_mm_ss -> YYYYMMDD_hhmmss
             ts.erase(std::remove(ts.begin(), ts.end(), '-'), ts.end());
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ std::string timeStringify(TemporalTileProvider::TimeFormatType type, const Time&
             return ts;
         }
         case TemporalTileProvider::TimeFormatType::YYYYMMDD_hhmm: {
-            std::string ts = t.ISO8601().substr(0, 16);
+            std::string ts = std::string(t.ISO8601().substr(0, 16));
 
             // YYYY_MM_DDThh_mm -> YYYYMMDD_hhmm
             ts.erase(std::remove(ts.begin(), ts.end(), '-'), ts.end());
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ std::string timeStringify(TemporalTileProvider::TimeFormatType type, const Time&
             return ts;
         }
         case TemporalTileProvider::TimeFormatType::YYYY_MM_DDThhColonmmColonssZ:
-            return t.ISO8601().substr(0, 19) + "Z";
+            return std::string(t.ISO8601().substr(0, 19)) + "Z";
         case TemporalTileProvider::TimeFormatType::YYYY_MM_DDThh_mm_ssZ: {
-            std::string timeString = t.ISO8601().substr(0, 19) + "Z";
+            std::string timeString = std::string(t.ISO8601().substr(0, 19)) + "Z";
             replace(timeString.begin(), timeString.end(), ':', '_');
             return timeString;
         }
@@ -423,7 +423,10 @@ std::string consumeTemporalMetaData(TemporalTileProvider& t, const std::string&
     }
 
     try {
-        t.timeQuantizer.setStartEndRange(start.ISO8601(), end.ISO8601());
+        t.timeQuantizer.setStartEndRange(
+            std::string(start.ISO8601()),
+            std::string(end.ISO8601())
+        );
         t.timeQuantizer.setResolution(timeResolution);
     }
     catch (const ghoul::RuntimeError& e) {
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/timequantizer.cpp b/modules/globebrowsing/src/timequantizer.cpp
index 707c7f850e..7638cc5237 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/timequantizer.cpp
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/timequantizer.cpp
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ std::string RangedTime::clamp(const std::string& checkTime) {
     }
 }
 
-std::string RangedTime::start() const {
+std::string_view RangedTime::start() const {
     return _start;
 }
 
-std::string RangedTime::end() const {
+std::string_view RangedTime::end() const {
     return _end;
 }
 
@@ -174,10 +174,14 @@ std::string DateTime::ISO8601() const {
 };
 
 double DateTime::J2000() const {
-    Time t;
-    std::string timeString = ISO8601();
-    t.setTime(timeString);
-    return t.j2000Seconds();
+    char Buffer[20];
+    std::memset(Buffer, 0, 20);
+    fmt::format_to(
+        Buffer,
+        "{:0>4}-{:0>2}-{:0>2}T{:0>2}:{:0>2}:{:0>2}",
+        _year, _month, _day, _hour, _minute, _second
+    );
+    return Time::convertTime(Buffer);
 }
 
 void DateTime::operator=(DateTime& src) {
@@ -471,7 +475,7 @@ double TimeQuantizer::computeSecondsFromResolution(const int valueIn, const char
 bool TimeQuantizer::quantize(Time& t, bool clamp) {
     ZoneScoped
 
-    const std::string unquantizedStr = t.ISO8601();
+    std::string_view unquantizedStr = t.ISO8601();
     DateTime unquantized(unquantizedStr);
     // resolutionFraction helps to improve iteration performance
     constexpr const double ResolutionFraction = 0.7;
@@ -514,7 +518,7 @@ bool TimeQuantizer::quantize(Time& t, bool clamp) {
         return true;
     }
     else if (clamp) {
-        const std::string clampedTime = _timerange.clamp(unquantizedStr);
+        const std::string clampedTime = _timerange.clamp(std::string(unquantizedStr));
         t.setTime(clampedTime);
         return true;
     }
@@ -612,7 +616,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> TimeQuantizer::quantized(Time& start, Time& end) {
 
     std::vector<std::string> result;
     DateTime itr = s;
-    RangedTime range(start.ISO8601(), end.ISO8601());
+    RangedTime range(std::string(start.ISO8601()), std::string(end.ISO8601()));
     while (range.includes(Time(itr.ISO8601()))) {
         itr.incrementOnce(static_cast<int>(_resolutionValue), _resolutionUnit);
         result.push_back(itr.ISO8601());
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/timequantizer.h b/modules/globebrowsing/src/timequantizer.h
index 3d7b00b81a..f439a952cc 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/timequantizer.h
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/timequantizer.h
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ public:
      *
      * \returns The ISO8601 date/time string that defines the start of the range
      */
-    std::string start() const;
+    std::string_view start() const;
 
     /*
      * Get the end date/time of the time range
      *
      * \returns The ISO8601 date/time string that defines the end of the range
      */
-    std::string end() const;
+    std::string_view end() const;
 
     /*
      * Set the start date/time of the time range
diff --git a/modules/imgui/src/guimissioncomponent.cpp b/modules/imgui/src/guimissioncomponent.cpp
index 12886f8821..49a7c9e3b4 100644
--- a/modules/imgui/src/guimissioncomponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgui/src/guimissioncomponent.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace {
 
             openspace::gui::CaptionText("Mission Progress");
 
-            ImGui::Text("%s", startTime.UTC().c_str());
+            ImGui::Text("%s", std::string(startTime.UTC()).c_str());
             ImGui::SameLine();
             float v = static_cast<float>(currentTime);
             const float s = static_cast<float>(startTime.j2000Seconds());
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ namespace {
                 &v,
                 s,
                 e,
-                openspace::global::timeManager.time().UTC().c_str()
+                std::string(openspace::global::timeManager.time().UTC()).c_str()
             );
             ImGui::SameLine();
-            ImGui::Text("%s", endTime.UTC().c_str());
+            ImGui::Text("%s", std::string(endTime.UTC()).c_str());
 
             openspace::gui::CaptionText("Phases");
 
diff --git a/modules/imgui/src/guispacetimecomponent.cpp b/modules/imgui/src/guispacetimecomponent.cpp
index f9acbb05ab..132d52f466 100644
--- a/modules/imgui/src/guispacetimecomponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgui/src/guispacetimecomponent.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ void GuiSpaceTimeComponent::render() {
 
     ImGui::SetCursorPosY(ImGui::GetCursorPosY() + 10.f);
 
-    ImGui::Text("Current Date: %s", global::timeManager.time().UTC().c_str());
+    ImGui::Text(
+        "Current Date: %s",
+        std::string(global::timeManager.time().UTC()).c_str()
+    );
 
     constexpr int BufferSize = 256;
     static char Buffer[BufferSize];
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ void GuiSpaceTimeComponent::render() {
 
     const bool nowDay = ImGui::Button("Now");
     if (nowDay) {
-        std::string nowTime = Time::now().UTC();
+        std::string nowTime = std::string(Time::now().UTC());
         // UTC returns a string of the type YYYY MMM DDTHH:mm:ss.xxx
         // setTime doesn't like the T in it and wants a space instead
         nowTime[11] = ' ';
diff --git a/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp b/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp
index 5046bb85a9..7d0eb666b9 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp
+++ b/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp
@@ -269,8 +269,9 @@ std::string IswaManager::iswaUrl(int id, double timestamp, const std::string& ty
     }
 
     //std::string t = Time::ref().currentTimeUTC();
-    std::string t = SpiceManager::ref().dateFromEphemerisTime(timestamp);
-    std::stringstream ss(t);
+    std::string_view t = SpiceManager::ref().dateFromEphemerisTime(timestamp);
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << t;
     std::string token;
 
     std::getline(ss, token, ' ');
diff --git a/modules/server/src/topics/timetopic.cpp b/modules/server/src/topics/timetopic.cpp
index 71d422948c..0f69ec293b 100644
--- a/modules/server/src/topics/timetopic.cpp
+++ b/modules/server/src/topics/timetopic.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void TimeTopic::sendCurrentTime() {
 }
 
 void TimeTopic::sendFullTimeData() {
-    const std::string currentTime = global::timeManager.time().ISO8601();
+    std::string_view currentTime = global::timeManager.time().ISO8601();
     const double deltaTime = global::timeManager.deltaTime();
     const double targetDeltaTime = global::timeManager.targetDeltaTime();
     const bool isPaused = global::timeManager.isPaused();
diff --git a/modules/spacecraftinstruments/dashboard/dashboarditeminstruments.cpp b/modules/spacecraftinstruments/dashboard/dashboarditeminstruments.cpp
index 7e6e05b87d..1d52867fa5 100644
--- a/modules/spacecraftinstruments/dashboard/dashboarditeminstruments.cpp
+++ b/modules/spacecraftinstruments/dashboard/dashboarditeminstruments.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void DashboardItemInstruments::render(glm::vec2& penPosition) {
             ghoul::fontrendering::CrDirection::Down
         );
 
-        std::string str = SpiceManager::ref().dateFromEphemerisTime(
+        std::string_view str = SpiceManager::ref().dateFromEphemerisTime(
             sequencer.nextCaptureTime(global::timeManager.time().j2000Seconds()),
             "YYYY MON DD HR:MN:SC"
         );
diff --git a/modules/volume/rawvolumemetadata.cpp b/modules/volume/rawvolumemetadata.cpp
index 83b24616ef..e7886f57ca 100644
--- a/modules/volume/rawvolumemetadata.cpp
+++ b/modules/volume/rawvolumemetadata.cpp
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ ghoul::Dictionary RawVolumeMetadata::dictionary() {
     }
 
     if (hasTime) {
-        std::string timeString = Time(time).ISO8601();
+        std::string_view timeString = Time(time).ISO8601();
         // Do not include time offset in time string
         if (timeString.back() == 'Z') {
-            timeString.pop_back();
+            timeString = timeString.substr(0, timeString.size() - 1);
         }
-        dict.setValue<std::string>(KeyTime, timeString);
+        dict.setValue<std::string>(KeyTime, std::string(timeString));
     }
     return dict;
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index c0b79c92af..627576a970 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -1057,6 +1057,8 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::writeSceneDocumentation() {
 
 void OpenSpaceEngine::preSynchronization() {
     ZoneScoped
+    TracyGpuZone("preSynchronization")
+
     LTRACE("OpenSpaceEngine::preSynchronization(begin)");
 
     FileSys.triggerFilesystemEvents();
@@ -1125,6 +1127,7 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::preSynchronization() {
 
 void OpenSpaceEngine::postSynchronizationPreDraw() {
     ZoneScoped
+    TracyGpuZone("postSynchronizationPreDraw")
     LTRACE("OpenSpaceEngine::postSynchronizationPreDraw(begin)");
 
     bool master = global::windowDelegate.isMaster();
@@ -1196,6 +1199,7 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::render(const glm::mat4& sceneMatrix, const glm::mat4& view
                              const glm::mat4& projectionMatrix)
 {
     ZoneScoped
+    TracyGpuZone("Render")
     LTRACE("OpenSpaceEngine::render(begin)");
 
     const bool isGuiWindow =
@@ -1220,6 +1224,7 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::render(const glm::mat4& sceneMatrix, const glm::mat4& view
 
 void OpenSpaceEngine::drawOverlays() {
     ZoneScoped
+    TracyGpuZone("Draw2D")
     LTRACE("OpenSpaceEngine::drawOverlays(begin)");
 
     const bool isGuiWindow =
@@ -1244,6 +1249,7 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::drawOverlays() {
 
 void OpenSpaceEngine::postDraw() {
     ZoneScoped
+    TracyGpuZone("postDraw")
     LTRACE("OpenSpaceEngine::postDraw(begin)");
 
     global::renderEngine.postDraw();
diff --git a/src/rendering/framebufferrenderer.cpp b/src/rendering/framebufferrenderer.cpp
index e637d25e42..19de9034df 100644
--- a/src/rendering/framebufferrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/framebufferrenderer.cpp
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::updateDownscaledVolume() {
 
 void FramebufferRenderer::render(Scene* scene, Camera* camera, float blackoutFactor) {
     ZoneScoped
+    TracyGpuZone("FramebufferRenderer")
 
     GLint viewport[4];
     glGetIntegerv(GL_VIEWPORT, viewport);
@@ -1177,25 +1178,31 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::render(Scene* scene, Camera* camera, float blackoutFac
     RendererTasks tasks;
 
     {
+        TracyGpuZone("Background")
         GLDebugGroup group("Background");
         data.renderBinMask = static_cast<int>(Renderable::RenderBin::Background);
         scene->render(data, tasks);
     }
 
     {
+        TracyGpuZone("Opaque")
         GLDebugGroup group("Opaque");
         data.renderBinMask = static_cast<int>(Renderable::RenderBin::Opaque);
         scene->render(data, tasks);
     }
 
     {
+        TracyGpuZone("PreDeferredTransparent")
         GLDebugGroup group("PreDeferredTransparent");
-        data.renderBinMask = static_cast<int>(Renderable::RenderBin::PreDeferredTransparent);
+        data.renderBinMask = static_cast<int>(
+            Renderable::RenderBin::PreDeferredTransparent
+        );
         scene->render(data, tasks);
     }
 
     // Run Volume Tasks
     {
+        TracyGpuZone("Raycaster Tasks")
         GLDebugGroup group("Raycaster Tasks");
         performRaycasterTasks(tasks.raycasterTasks);
 
@@ -1205,6 +1212,7 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::render(Scene* scene, Camera* camera, float blackoutFac
     }
 
     if (!tasks.deferredcasterTasks.empty()) {
+        TracyGpuZone("Deferred Caster Tasks")
         GLDebugGroup group("Deferred Caster Tasks");
 
         // We use ping pong rendering in order to be able to
@@ -1220,12 +1228,16 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::render(Scene* scene, Camera* camera, float blackoutFac
     glEnablei(GL_BLEND, 0);
 
     {
+        TracyGpuZone("PostDeferredTransparent")
         GLDebugGroup group("PostDeferredTransparent");
-        data.renderBinMask = static_cast<int>(Renderable::RenderBin::PostDeferredTransparent);
+        data.renderBinMask = static_cast<int>(
+            Renderable::RenderBin::PostDeferredTransparent
+        );
         scene->render(data, tasks);
     }
 
     {
+        TracyGpuZone("Overlay")
         GLDebugGroup group("Overlay");
         data.renderBinMask = static_cast<int>(Renderable::RenderBin::Overlay);
         scene->render(data, tasks);
@@ -1252,12 +1264,14 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::render(Scene* scene, Camera* camera, float blackoutFac
 
     {
         // Apply the selected TMO on the results and resolve the result to the default FBO
+        TracyGpuZone("Apply TMO")
         GLDebugGroup group("Apply TMO");
 
         applyTMO(blackoutFactor);
     }
 
     if (_enableFXAA) {
+        TracyGpuZone("Apply FXAA")
         GLDebugGroup group("Apply FXAA");
         glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, _defaultFBO);
         applyFXAA();
@@ -1268,6 +1282,8 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::performRaycasterTasks(const std::vector<RaycasterTask>
     ZoneScoped
 
     for (const RaycasterTask& raycasterTask : tasks) {
+        TracyGpuZone("Raycaster")
+        
         VolumeRaycaster* raycaster = raycasterTask.raycaster;
 
         glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, _exitFramebuffer);
@@ -1399,6 +1415,8 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::performDeferredTasks(
     ZoneScoped
 
     for (const DeferredcasterTask& deferredcasterTask : tasks) {
+        TracyGpuZone("Deferredcaster")
+            
         Deferredcaster* deferredcaster = deferredcasterTask.deferredcaster;
 
         ghoul::opengl::ProgramObject* deferredcastProgram = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/scene/profile_lua.inl b/src/scene/profile_lua.inl
index 1c2c904ee7..a60c6b4c59 100644
--- a/src/scene/profile_lua.inl
+++ b/src/scene/profile_lua.inl
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int saveSettingsToProfile(lua_State* L) {
     }
 
     const properties::PropertyOwner& root = global::rootPropertyOwner;
-    std::string currentTime = global::timeManager.time().ISO8601();
+    std::string currentTime = std::string(global::timeManager.time().ISO8601());
     interaction::NavigationHandler::NavigationState navState =
         global::navigationHandler.navigationState();
     global::profile.saveCurrentSettingsToProfile(root, currentTime, navState);
diff --git a/src/util/spicemanager.cpp b/src/util/spicemanager.cpp
index 7792a6b2ce..e5ff380b61 100644
--- a/src/util/spicemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/util/spicemanager.cpp
@@ -43,18 +43,6 @@ namespace {
     // as the maximum message length
     constexpr const unsigned SpiceErrorBufferSize = 1841;
 
-    // This method checks if one of the previous SPICE methods has failed. If it has, an
-    // exception with the SPICE error message is thrown
-    // If an error occurred, true is returned, otherwise, false
-    void throwSpiceError(const std::string& errorMessage) {
-        if (openspace::SpiceManager::ref().exceptionHandling()) {
-            char buffer[SpiceErrorBufferSize];
-            getmsg_c("LONG", SpiceErrorBufferSize, buffer);
-            reset_c();
-            throw openspace::SpiceManager::SpiceException(errorMessage + ": " + buffer);
-        }
-    }
-
     const char* toString(openspace::SpiceManager::FieldOfViewMethod m) {
         using SM = openspace::SpiceManager;
         switch (m) {
@@ -196,6 +184,18 @@ SpiceManager& SpiceManager::ref() {
     return *_instance;
 }
 
+// This method checks if one of the previous SPICE methods has failed. If it has, an
+// exception with the SPICE error message is thrown
+// If an error occurred, true is returned, otherwise, false
+void throwSpiceError(const std::string& errorMessage) {
+    if (openspace::SpiceManager::ref().exceptionHandling()) {
+        char buffer[SpiceErrorBufferSize];
+        getmsg_c("LONG", SpiceErrorBufferSize, buffer);
+        reset_c();
+        throw openspace::SpiceManager::SpiceException(errorMessage + ": " + buffer);
+    }
+}
+
 SpiceManager::KernelHandle SpiceManager::loadKernel(std::string filePath) {
     ghoul_assert(!filePath.empty(), "Empty file path");
     ghoul_assert(
@@ -474,58 +474,20 @@ double SpiceManager::spacecraftClockToET(const std::string& craft, double craftT
 double SpiceManager::ephemerisTimeFromDate(const std::string& timeString) const {
     ghoul_assert(!timeString.empty(), "Empty timeString");
 
+    return ephemerisTimeFromDate(timeString.c_str());
+}
+
+double SpiceManager::ephemerisTimeFromDate(const char* timeString) const {
+    ghoul_assert(!timeString.empty(), "Empty timeString");
+
     double et;
-    str2et_c(timeString.c_str(), &et);
+    str2et_c(timeString, &et);
     if (failed_c()) {
         throwSpiceError(fmt::format("Error converting date '{}'", timeString));
     }
     return et;
 }
 
-std::string SpiceManager::dateFromEphemerisTime(double ephemerisTime,
-                                                            std::string_view format) const
-{
-    ghoul_assert(!formatString.empty(), "Format is empty");
-    ghoul_assert(formatString.back() == '\0', "Format string must be null-terminated");
-
-    if (format.size() < 32) {
-        constexpr const int BufferSize = 32;
-        SpiceChar buffer[BufferSize];
-        dateFromEphemerisTime(ephemerisTime, buffer, BufferSize, format);
-        return std::string(buffer);
-    }
-    else if (format.size() < 256) {
-        constexpr const int BufferSize = 256;
-        SpiceChar buffer[BufferSize];
-        dateFromEphemerisTime(ephemerisTime, buffer, BufferSize, format);
-        return std::string(buffer);
-    }
-    else {
-        std::string res;
-        res.resize(format.size() + 1);
-        dateFromEphemerisTime(ephemerisTime, res.data(), format.size(), format);
-        return res;
-    }
-}
-
-void SpiceManager::dateFromEphemerisTime(double ephemerisTime, char* outBuf,
-                                         int bufferSize,
-                                         std::string_view formatString) const
-{
-    ghoul_assert(!formatString.empty(), "Format is empty");
-    ghoul_assert(formatString.back() == '\0', "Format string must be null-terminated");
-    ghoul_assert(formatString.size() > bufferSize - 1, "Buffer size too small");
-
-    timout_c(ephemerisTime, formatString.data(), bufferSize - 1, outBuf);
-    if (failed_c()) {
-        throwSpiceError(
-            fmt::format("Error converting ephemeris time '{}' to date with format '{}'",
-                ephemerisTime, formatString
-            )
-        );
-    }
-}
-
 glm::dvec3 SpiceManager::targetPosition(const std::string& target,
                                         const std::string& observer,
                                         const std::string& referenceFrame,
diff --git a/src/util/time.cpp b/src/util/time.cpp
index f9ad8bc102..cf5600108d 100644
--- a/src/util/time.cpp
+++ b/src/util/time.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 
 #include <openspace/util/time.h>
 
+#include <openspace/engine/globals.h>
 #include <openspace/scripting/scriptengine.h>
+#include <openspace/util/memorymanager.h>
 #include <openspace/util/spicemanager.h>
 #include <openspace/util/syncbuffer.h>
 #include <openspace/util/timemanager.h>
@@ -43,6 +45,10 @@ double Time::convertTime(const std::string& time) {
     return SpiceManager::ref().ephemerisTimeFromDate(time);
 }
 
+double Time::convertTime(const char* time) {
+    return SpiceManager::ref().ephemerisTimeFromDate(time);
+}
+
 Time::Time(double secondsJ2000) : _time(secondsJ2000) {}
 
 Time::Time(const std::string& time) :
@@ -79,17 +85,26 @@ void Time::setTime(const std::string& time) {
     _time = SpiceManager::ref().ephemerisTimeFromDate(time);
 }
 
-std::string Time::UTC() const {
-    return SpiceManager::ref().dateFromEphemerisTime(_time);
+std::string_view Time::UTC() const {
+    constexpr const char Format[] = "YYYY MON DDTHR:MN:SC.### ::RND";
+    char* b = reinterpret_cast<char*>(global::memoryManager.TemporaryMemory.allocate(32));
+    std::memset(b, 0, 32);
+
+    SpiceManager::ref().dateFromEphemerisTime(_time, b, 32, Format);
+
+    return std::string_view(b, 32);
 }
 
-std::string Time::ISO8601() const {
+std::string_view Time::ISO8601() const {
     ZoneScoped
 
-    return SpiceManager::ref().dateFromEphemerisTime(
-        _time,
-        "YYYY-MM-DDTHR:MN:SC.###"
-    );
+    constexpr const char Format[] = "YYYY-MM-DDTHR:MN:SC.###";
+    char* b = reinterpret_cast<char*>(global::memoryManager.TemporaryMemory.allocate(24));
+    std::memset(b, 0, 24);
+
+    SpiceManager::ref().dateFromEphemerisTime(_time, b, 24, Format);
+ 
+    return std::string_view(b, 24);
 }
 
 scripting::LuaLibrary Time::luaLibrary() {
diff --git a/src/util/time_lua.inl b/src/util/time_lua.inl
index 008f129b91..0437105147 100644
--- a/src/util/time_lua.inl
+++ b/src/util/time_lua.inl
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ int time_interpolateTimeRelative(lua_State* L) {
  * It is returned by calling the Time::currentTime method.
  */
 int time_currentTime(lua_State* L) {
-    lua_pushnumber(L, global::timeManager.time().j2000Seconds());
+    ghoul::lua::push(L, global::timeManager.time().j2000Seconds());
     ghoul_assert(lua_gettop(L) == 1, "Incorrect number of items left on stack");
     return 1;
 }
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ int time_currentTime(lua_State* L) {
  * timezone by calling the Time::UTC method
  */
 int time_currentTimeUTC(lua_State* L) {
-    lua_pushstring(L, global::timeManager.time().UTC().c_str());
+    ghoul::lua::push(L, global::timeManager.time().UTC());
     ghoul_assert(lua_gettop(L) == 1, "Incorrect number of items left on stack");
     return 1;
 }