diff --git a/js/time.js b/js/time.js
index 99ec2e9..e06d26a 100644
--- a/js/time.js
+++ b/js/time.js
@@ -15,18 +15,25 @@ function displayClock() {
         'Dec',
     ];
 
+    // Set to true to use a 12 hour date format
+    var format_12hour = false;
+
     var d = new Date();
     var mm = monthNames[d.getMonth()];
     var dd = d.getDate();
     var min = (mins = ('0' + d.getMinutes()).slice(-2));
     var hh = d.getHours();
-
+    var ampm = '';
+    
+    if (format_12hour) {
+        ampm = hh >= 12 ? ' pm' : ' am';
+        hh = hh % 12;
+        hh = hh ? hh : 12; //show mod 0 as 12
+    }
+  
     document.getElementById('hour').innerText = hh;
     document.getElementById('separator').innerHTML = ' : ';
-    document.getElementById('minutes').innerText = min;
-
-    document.getElementById('month').innerText = mm;
-    document.getElementById('day').innerText = dd;
+    document.getElementById('minutes').innerText = min + ampm;
 
     setTimeout(displayClock, 1000);
 }