diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d4c8e1..9399ac3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 sysroot/*
 *.a
 iso*/*
+.idea/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/arch/i386/make.config b/kernel/arch/i386/make.config
index ada6ad5..602ebfa 100644
--- a/kernel/arch/i386/make.config
+++ b/kernel/arch/i386/make.config
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ $(ARCHDIR)/boot.o \
 $(ARCHDIR)/tty.o \
 ${ARCHDIR}/interrupts.o \
 ${ARCHDIR}/x86.o \
+${ARCHDIR}/time.o \
 ${ARCHDIR}/asm/interrupts.o \
 
diff --git a/kernel/arch/i386/time.c b/kernel/arch/i386/time.c
index c8df5a2..a22ee40 100644
--- a/kernel/arch/i386/time.c
+++ b/kernel/arch/i386/time.c
@@ -1,2 +1,54 @@
 #include<arch/i386/time.h>
 
+uint8_t read_cmos(uint8_t reg)
+{
+    outb(CMOS_ADDRESS, reg);
+    return inb(CMOS_DATA);
+}
+
+void write_cmos(uint8_t reg, uint8_t value)
+{
+    outb(CMOS_ADDRESS, reg);
+    outb(CMOS_DATA, value);
+}
+
+
+uint8_t bcd_to_binary(uint8_t bcd) {
+    return ((bcd & 0xF0) >> 4) * 10 + (bcd & 0x0F);
+}
+
+void convert_bcd_to_binary(struct kernel_time* rtc_datetime) {
+    rtc_datetime->second = bcd_to_binary(rtc_datetime->second);
+    rtc_datetime->minute = bcd_to_binary(rtc_datetime->minute);
+    rtc_datetime->hour = bcd_to_binary(rtc_datetime->hour);
+    rtc_datetime->day = bcd_to_binary(rtc_datetime->day);
+    rtc_datetime->month = bcd_to_binary(rtc_datetime->month);
+    rtc_datetime->year = bcd_to_binary(rtc_datetime->year);
+    rtc_datetime->century = bcd_to_binary(rtc_datetime->century);
+}
+
+struct kernel_time read_rtc_hardware_time()
+{
+    struct kernel_time time;
+
+    outb(CMOS_ADDRESS, 0x8A);
+    outb(CMOS_DATA, 0x20);
+
+    time.second = read_cmos(0x00);
+    time.minute = read_cmos(0x02);
+    time.hour = read_cmos(0x04);
+    time.day = read_cmos(0x07);
+    time.month = read_cmos(0x08);
+    time.year = read_cmos(0x09);
+    time.century = read_cmos(0x32);
+
+    outb(CMOS_ADDRESS, 0x8A);
+    outb(CMOS_DATA, 0x00);
+    return time;
+}
+
+struct kernel_time rtc_time() {
+    struct kernel_time time = read_rtc_hardware_time();
+    convert_bcd_to_binary(&time);
+    return time;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/include/arch/i386/time.h b/kernel/include/arch/i386/time.h
index 64f3118..c98e63e 100644
--- a/kernel/include/arch/i386/time.h
+++ b/kernel/include/arch/i386/time.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef ARCH_I386_TIME_H
 #define ARCH_I386_TIME_H
 
-##include "x86.h"
-
+#include<kernel/io.h>
+#include<stdint.h>
 #define CMOS_ADDRESS 0x70
 #define CMOS_DATA 0x71
 
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ struct kernel_time {
     uint8_t century;
 };
 
-void init_rtc();
-uint32_t read_rtc_time();
-void update_system_time();
-struct kernel_time convert_timestamp_to_datetime(uint32_t timestamp);
+void init_rtc(void);
+uint8_t read_cmos(uint8_t);
+void write_cmos(uint8_t, uint8_t);
+struct kernel_time read_rtc_hardware_time(void);
+struct kernel_time rtc_time(void);
+void convert_bcd_to_binary(struct kernel_time*);
+void update_system_time(void);
+struct kernel_time convert_timestamp_to_datetime(uint32_t);
 uint32_t convert_datetime_to_timestamp(struct kernel_time);
 void get_system_time(struct kernel_time *);
 int set_systme_time(struct kernel_time *);
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/io.c b/kernel/kernel/io.c
index c436a70..ce28205 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/io.c
+++ b/kernel/kernel/io.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include<kernel/io.h>
+
 void outb(uint32_t ad, uint8_t v)
 {
 	asm volatile("outb %%al, %%dx" :: "d" (ad), "a" (v));
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/kernel.c b/kernel/kernel/kernel.c
index e82bec9..d66228a 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/kernel/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include<stdio.h>
 #include<kernel/tty.h>
+#include<arch/i386/time.h>
 #include<arch/i386/x86.h>
 #include<arch/i386/interrupts.h>
 #include<arch/devices/keyboard.h>
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ void kernel_main(void) {
     print_welcome_screen();
     while(inb(0x60) & 0x80){};
     terminal_initialize();
+    struct kernel_time time = rtc_time();
+    printf("current time: %d:%d:%d %d:%d:%d%d\n", time.hour, time.minute, time.second, time.day, time.month, time.century, time.year);
     printf("cheaky>");
     while(1) {
     }