diff --git a/frontend/src/components/organisms/RightBar/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/organisms/RightBar/index.tsx
index d53d0294d619729cc699981cf2d16f9c8af70289..f0269cc9476cab9f24d2582684a778d0826513a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/organisms/RightBar/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/organisms/RightBar/index.tsx
@@ -3,27 +3,55 @@ import styles from "./style.module.scss";
 import CalendarGroup from "components/molecules/CalendarGroup";
 import SideBarTabGroup from "components/molecules/SideBarTabGroup";
 import { faCog, faSignOutAlt } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+export interface RightBarState {
+  date: Date;
+}
 
+class RightBar extends React.Component<{}, RightBarState> {
+  private timerID: number = 0;
 
-const RightBar: React.FC = () => {
-	let buttons = [
-    {
-			title: "Settings",
-			icon: faCog,
-    },
-    {
-			title: "Sign Out",
-			icon: faSignOutAlt,
-    },
-	];
-	
-  return (
-    <div id={styles.rightbarWrapper}>
-      <p className={styles.rightbarStatus}>2020-08-05 15:08</p>
-			<CalendarGroup/>
-			<SideBarTabGroup title="Account" buttons={buttons}/>
-    </div>
-  );
-};
+  constructor(props: {}) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = { date: new Date() };
+  }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this.timerID = window.setInterval(
+      () =>
+        this.setState({
+          date: new Date(),
+        }),
+      1000
+    );
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    window.clearInterval(this.timerID);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    let buttons = [
+      {
+        title: "Settings",
+        icon: faCog,
+      },
+      {
+        title: "Sign Out",
+        icon: faSignOutAlt,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    let timeOptions = { timeZone: "Europe/London", hourCycle: "h23" };
+    return (
+      <div id={styles.rightbarWrapper}>
+        <p className={styles.rightbarStatus}>
+          {/* yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss, we have the duty to promote the spread of ISO8601 */}
+          {this.state.date.toLocaleString("en-CA", timeOptions)}
+        </p>
+        <CalendarGroup />
+        <SideBarTabGroup title="Account" buttons={buttons} />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
 export default RightBar;