Live clock

_config.yml

@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ navigation_links:
   url: "/about/"
   icon: fa-circle-user
   selected_icon: fa-circle-user
+- title: Now
+  url: "/now/"
+  icon: fa-clock
+  selected_icon: fa-circle-user
 - title: Archive
   url: "/archive/"
   icon: fa-archive

_includes/footer.html

@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@
         </div>
       </section>
     </div>
-  </div>
+  </div>  
 </footer>

_includes/nav.html

@@ -3,12 +3,38 @@
 	<a href="{{ item.url }}" class="nav-item{% if page.url == item.url %} active{% endif %}">
 		<span class="nav-icon" aria-hidden="true">
 			{% if page.url == item.url %}
-			<i class="fa-solid {{ item.selected_icon }} fa-lg"></i>
+			<i class="fa-solid {{ item.selected_icon }} fa-lg" id="{{ item.url }}"></i>
 			{% else %}
-			<i class="fa-regular {{ item.icon }} fa-lg"></i>
+			<i class="fa-regular {{ item.icon }} fa-lg" id="{{ item.url }}"></i>
 			{% endif %}
 		</span>
 		<span class="nav-title">{{ item.title }}</span>
 	</a>
 	{% endfor %}
 </nav>
+
+<script>
+	var date = new Date();
+	var hour = date.getHours();
+	var minute = date.getMinutes();
+
+	var clockIcon = document.getElementById("/now/");
+
+	// Ensure that the hour is within the 1 - 12 range
+	var adjustedHour = hour % 12;
+	if (adjustedHour == 0) {
+		adjustedHour = 12;  // use 12 for 12'o clock
+	}
+
+	// define clock classes
+	var clockClasses = ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", "ten", "eleven", "twelve"];
+
+	var iconClass = "fa-regular fa-clock-" + clockClasses[adjustedHour - 1];
+
+	// If minutes is over 30, append "-thirty"
+	if (minute > 30) {
+		iconClass += "-thirty";
+	}
+
+	clockIcon.className = iconClass;
+</script>

_layouts/default.html

@@ -24,6 +24,33 @@
 
       checkBox.onchange = () => localStorage.setItem('show-grid', checkBox.checked);
     </script>
+
+
+    <script>
+      var date = new Date();
+      var hour = date.getHours();
+      var minute = date.getMinutes();
+
+      var clockIcon = document.getElementById("/now/");
+
+      // Ensure that the hour is within the 1 - 12 range
+      var adjustedHour = hour % 12;
+      if (adjustedHour == 0) {
+        adjustedHour = 12;  // use 12 for 12'o clock
+      }
+
+      // define clock classes
+      var clockClasses = ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", "ten", "eleven", "twelve"];
+
+      var iconClass = "fa-regular fa-lg fa-clock-" + clockClasses[adjustedHour - 1];
+
+      //   If minutes is over 30, append "-thirty"
+      if (minute > 30) {
+        iconClass += "-thirty";
+      }
+
+      clockIcon.className = iconClass;
+    </script>
   </body>
 
 </html>