# Datetime

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/datetime/46189>\
**Category:** Collaboration\
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/datetime/46189 "2026-09-29T04:29:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Mik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mik)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/datetime/46189/1 "2026-09-29T04:29:37Z")

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> **[datetime](https://arcade.makecode.com/93978-05279-80425-75957)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

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**Author:** ![Soleb244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Soleb244](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Soleb244)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/datetime/46189/2 "2026-09-29T16:59:28Z")

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Me, seeing the title and thinking it said “deltaTime” and i was like “oh im not the only one who knows what deltaTime is!” but then i read it again and its “datetime”

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**Author:** ![Mik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mik)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/datetime/46189/3 "2026-09-29T17:15:21Z")

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Can someone help me with this please?

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**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/datetime/46189/4 "2026-09-29T17:19:42Z")

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[[Extension] arcade-rtc (Real Time Clock)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-rtc-real-time-clock/44446) If you want to make a date time system without asking in a mini menu you can use this

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**Author:** ![Mik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mik)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/datetime/46189/5 "2026-09-29T23:01:11Z")

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I’m also trying to make it for hardware.

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**Author:** ![Mik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mik)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/datetime/46189/6 "2026-09-29T23:01:27Z")

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Should I rename it?

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/datetime/46189/7 "2026-09-29T23:02:29Z")

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there’s no way to do it on hardware unless the board has a dedicated real time clock module, which isn’t part of the arcade hardware spec. not trying to discourage you, but make sure that whatever hardware you’re targeting has one of those (or that you have one you can wire up to it)