var timer = 0;

function stop(){
	clearTimeout(timer);
}

function timeCheck() {
	var onehour = 1000*60*60;
	
	// this sets UTC time to EST
	var d = new Date(new Date().getTime() + 10*onehour);
	var isDST = false;
	
	// handle DST
	// Sunday = 0 to Saturday = 6
	var day = d.getUTCDay();
	// 1 - 31
	var date = d.getUTCDate();
	// 0 - 11
	var month = d.getUTCMonth();
	// 0 - 23
	var hour = d.getUTCHours();
	
	// find first and last Sunday
	var firstSun = date - day;
	var lastSun = date - day;
	firstSun = firstSun % 7;
	while (firstSun <= 0) {
		firstSun += 7;
	}
	
	// don't need last saturday anymore
	// use 31, as only March and October were used in calculation, and both have 31 days
	while (lastSun < 31-6){
		lastSun += 7;
	}

	// is EST if after 1st Sunday of April at 2am (+11) (EST), and before 1st Sunday of October at 3am (EDST time) (only +10)
	if ((month > 3 || (month == 3 && (date > firstSun || (date == firstSun && hour >= 2)))) &&
		(month < 9 || (month == 9 && (date < firstSun || (date == firstSun && hour < 2))))){
		isDST = false;
	}
	else {
		isDST = true;
		d = new Date(d.getTime() + onehour);
	}
	
	var days = ["Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"];
	var months = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
	
	// convert to AM/PM time
	var hours = d.getUTCHours();
	var suffix = 'AM';
	if (hours >= 12) {
		suffix = 'PM';
		if (hours > 12) hours -= 12;
	}
	if (hours == 0) hours += 12;
	
	var minutes = d.getUTCMinutes();
	var seconds = d.getUTCSeconds();
	if (minutes < 10) minutes = '0' + minutes;
	if (seconds < 10) seconds = '0' + seconds;
	
	// create the time string
	var dateTime = days[d.getUTCDay()] + ', ' + d.getUTCDate() + ' ' + months[d.getUTCMonth()] + ', ' + d.getUTCFullYear() + ' - '
		+ hours + ':' + minutes + ':' + seconds + ' ' + suffix;
	
	// display the time
	document.getElementById('time').innerHTML = 'Melbourne Time: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' + dateTime;
	timer = setTimeout(timeCheck, 1000);
	
	/*
	
	
var firstSat = date - (day+1)//find the first saturday in the month
while (firstSat > 0) firstSat+=-7
if (firstSat < 1) firstSat+=7

if ((((month == 4) && (date >= firstSat)) || month > 4) && (month < 11 || ((month == 10) && day <= lastSat)))//if it is not DST time
	hour += 10
else
	hour += 11
	return;

	
	
	
var d = new Date()//the date
var secs = d.getUTCSeconds()//UTC secs
var mins = d.getUTCMinutes()//UTC mins
var hour = d.getUTCHours()//UTC hours
var day = d.getUTCDay()//UTC day
var date = d.getUTCDate()//UTC date
var month = d.getUTCMonth()//UTC month (1 is Jan etc)
var year = d.getUTCFullYear()//UTC year (4-digit)
var days = new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday")//list of the days
var months = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December")//list of the months
var end = ""//AM or PM
var space = " "//a space
var c = ":"//a colon
var comma = ", "// a comma
var dash = " - "// a dash
var leap=0//is it a leap year

if ((year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0) || (year % 400 == 0))
leap=1//it is a leap year

secs = ((secs < 10) ? "0" : "") + secs//put a zero in front
mins = ((mins < 10) ? "0" : "") + mins//put a zero in front

//////////////////////daylight savings stuff////////////////////////////////

var lastSat = date - (day+1)//find the last saturday in the month
while (lastSat < 32) lastSat+=7
if (lastSat > 31) lastSat+=-7

var firstSat = date - (day+1)//find the first saturday in the month
while (firstSat > 0) firstSat+=-7
if (firstSat < 1) firstSat+=7

if ((((month == 4) && (date >= firstSat)) || month > 4) && (month < 11 || ((month == 10) && day <= lastSat)))//if it is not DST time
	hour += 10
else
	hour += 11
	return;

//////////end of months and years, etc stuff/////////////////////////////////////

if (((month == 4) || (month == 6) || (month == 9) || (month == 11)) && (date==31)) date = 1, month ++;
if (((month == 2) && (date > 28)) && (leap == 0)) date = 1, month ++;
if ((month == 2) && (date > 29)) date = 1, month++;
if (hour < 0) hour += 24, date --;
if ((date == 32) && (month == 12)) month = 1, date = 1, year++;
if (date == 32) date = 1, month++;
if ((date < 1) && (month == 1)) month = 12, date = 31, year--;
if (date < 1) date = 31, month --;
if (((month == 4) || (month == 6) || 
(month== 9) || (month == 11)) && (date == 31)) date = 30;
if ((month == 2) && (date > 28)) date = 29;
if (((month == 2) && (date > 28)) && (leap != 0)) date=28;

//////////////////makes a variable to show in element//////////////////////

var dateTime=days[day]+comma+date+space+months[month]+comma+year+dash
if (hour>=12 && hour<24)
end = " PM"
else
end = " AM"

while (hour>12)
hour-=12

dateTime+=hour+c+mins+c+secs+end

document.getElementById('time').innerHTML = dateTime//sets 'time' to to the date and time
timer = setTimeout("timeCheck()",1000)//changes time every second
	*/
}