function updateClock() {
    var currentTime = new Date();
    var currentHours = currentTime.getHours();
    var currentMinutes = currentTime.getMinutes();
    var currentSeconds = currentTime.getSeconds();

    // Pad the minutes and seconds with leading zeros, if required
    currentMinutes = (currentMinutes < 10 ? "0" : "") + currentMinutes;
    currentSeconds = (currentSeconds < 10 ? "0" : "") + currentSeconds;

    // Choose either "AM" or "PM" as appropriate
    var timeOfDay = (currentHours < 12) ? "AM" : "PM";

    // Convert the hours component to 12-hour format if needed
    currentHours = (currentHours > 12) ? currentHours - 12 : currentHours;

    // Convert an hours component of "0" to "12"
    currentHours = (currentHours == 0) ? 12 : currentHours;

    // Compose the string for display
    var currentTimeString = currentHours + ":" + currentMinutes + ":" + currentSeconds + " " + timeOfDay;

    $("#clock").html(currentTimeString);


    var days = new Array(7)
    days[1] = "Sunday";
    days[2] = "Monday";
    days[3] = "Tuesday";
    days[4] = "Wednesday";
    days[5] = "Thursday";
    days[6] = "Friday";
    days[7] = "Saturday";

    var months = new Array(12)
    months[1] = "January";
    months[2] = "February";
    months[3] = "March";
    months[4] = "April";
    months[5] = "May";
    months[6] = "June";
    months[7] = "July";
    months[8] = "August";
    months[9] = "September";
    months[10] = "October";
    months[11] = "November";
    months[12] = "December";

    var day = days[currentTime.getDay() + 1]
    var month = months[currentTime.getMonth() + 1]
    var date = currentTime.getDate()
    var year = currentTime.getYear();
    if (year < 2000)
        year = year + 1900;

    $("#date").html(day + ", " + month + " " + date + ", " + year);
}