#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
 
const int rs = 12, en = 11, d4 = 6, d5 = 5, d6 = 4, d7 = 3;
LiquidCrystal lcd(rs, en, d4, d5, d6, d7);

void setup() {
lcd.print("What time is it?"); delay(1000);
lcd.begin(16, 2); lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
lcd.print("July, 16, 2024");  }           // print out the date


//thhis is a list of int variables used in this clock program
int s=0;
int sec=0;
int hrs=0;
int minutes=0;

// write the current Time
int initialHours = 06; //variable to initiate start currunt hours
int initialMins = 11;  //variable to initiate start current minutes
int initialSecs = 00;  //variable to initiate start current seconds
 
//this method is for seconds
int seconds()
{
s = initialHours*3600;
s = s+(initialMins*60);
s = s+initialSecs;
s = s+(millis()/1000);
return s;
}
//this method is for hours
int hours()
{
hrs = seconds();
hrs = hrs/3600;
hrs = hrs%24;
return hrs;
}
//this method is for minutes
int mins()
{
minutes = seconds();
minutes = minutes/60;
minutes = minutes%60;
return minutes;
}
 
int secs()
{
sec = seconds();
sec = sec%60;
return sec;
}
//this loop will conintue to keep looping so that the time can go as follows
void loop(){
digitalClockDisplay();
}
void printDigits(byte digits){
if(digits < 10)
lcd.print('0');
lcd.print(digits);
}
char sep()
{
s = millis()/1000;
if(s%2==0)
{
lcd.print(":");
}
else {
lcd.print(" ");
}
}
void digitalClockDisplay(){
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
printDigits(
hours());
sep();
printDigits(mins());
sep();
printDigits(secs());
}