diff --git a/adam_core/time/tests/test_time.py b/adam_core/time/tests/test_time.py
index 83ef4571..a3be0d50 100644
--- a/adam_core/time/tests/test_time.py
+++ b/adam_core/time/tests/test_time.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import astropy.time
 import astropy.units
+import numpy as np
 import numpy.testing as npt
+import pyarrow as pa
 import pyarrow.compute as pc
 import pytest
 import quivr as qv
@@ -87,6 +89,51 @@ def test_with_nulls(self):
         have = self.with_nulls.mjd()
         assert have.to_pylist() == [0, 10000.5, 20000.999999999999, None, None, None]
 
+    def test_from_list_ints(self):
+        data = [0, 10000, 20000]
+        have = Timestamp.from_mjd(data)
+        assert have.days.to_pylist() == [0, 10000, 20000]
+        assert have.nanos.to_pylist() == [0, 0, 0]
+
+    def test_from_list_floats(self):
+        data = [0.0, 10000.5, 20000.75]
+        have = Timestamp.from_mjd(data)
+        assert have.days.to_pylist() == [0, 10000, 20000]
+        assert have.nanos.to_pylist() == [0, 43200_000_000_000, 64800_000_000_000]
+
+    def test_from_numpy_ints(self):
+        data = np.array([0, 10000, 20000], dtype=np.int64)
+        have = Timestamp.from_mjd(data)
+        assert have.days.to_pylist() == [0, 10000, 20000]
+        assert have.nanos.to_pylist() == [0, 0, 0]
+
+    def test_from_numpy_floats(self):
+        data = np.array([0.0, 10000.5, 20000.75], dtype=np.float64)
+        have = Timestamp.from_mjd(data)
+        assert have.days.to_pylist() == [0, 10000, 20000]
+        assert have.nanos.to_pylist() == [0, 43200_000_000_000, 64800_000_000_000]
+
+    def test_from_pyarrow_ints(self):
+        data = pa.array([0, 10000, 20000], type=pa.int64())
+        have = Timestamp.from_mjd(data)
+        assert have.days.to_pylist() == [0, 10000, 20000]
+        assert have.nanos.to_pylist() == [0, 0, 0]
+
+    def test_from_pyarrow_floats(self):
+        data = pa.array([0.0, 10000.5, 20000.75], type=pa.float64())
+        have = Timestamp.from_mjd(data)
+        assert have.days.to_pylist() == [0, 10000, 20000]
+        assert have.nanos.to_pylist() == [0, 43200_000_000_000, 64800_000_000_000]
+
+    def test_from_pyarrow_table_float(self):
+        """
+        This test case exercises chunked arrays, which have slightly different behavior
+        """
+        data = pa.table({"mjd": [0.0, 10000.5, 20000.75]})
+        have = Timestamp.from_mjd(data["mjd"])
+        assert have.days.to_pylist() == [0, 10000, 20000]
+        assert have.nanos.to_pylist() == [0, 43200_000_000_000, 64800_000_000_000]
+
 
 class TestAstropyTime:
     ts = Timestamp.from_kwargs(
diff --git a/adam_core/time/time.py b/adam_core/time/time.py
index 6cf04e63..8475210e 100644
--- a/adam_core/time/time.py
+++ b/adam_core/time/time.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def from_iso8601(
     def from_mjd(cls, mjd: pa.lib.DoubleArray, scale: str = "tai") -> Timestamp:
         days = pc.floor(mjd)
         fractional_days = pc.subtract(mjd, days)
+        days = pc.cast(days, pa.int64())
         nanos = pc.cast(pc.round(pc.multiply(fractional_days, 86400 * 1e9)), pa.int64())
         return cls.from_kwargs(days=days, nanos=nanos, scale=scale)