diff --git a/project/main-scenes/island.tscn b/project/main-scenes/island.tscn
index 0c648f9..deece86 100644
--- a/project/main-scenes/island.tscn
+++ b/project/main-scenes/island.tscn
@@ -237,6 +237,38 @@ show_grid_buttons = false
 show_minimap_button = false
 show_arrange_button = false
 
+[node name="MarginContainer" type="MarginContainer" parent="Camera2D/CanvasLayer"]
+anchors_preset = 10
+anchor_right = 1.0
+offset_bottom = 30.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+theme_override_constants/margin_top = 10
+
+[node name="TimeOfDayBar" type="ProgressBar" parent="Camera2D/CanvasLayer/MarginContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+self_modulate = Color(0.788235, 0.0901961, 0.00392157, 1)
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(400, 30.055)
+layout_mode = 2
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+tooltip_text = "
+"
+show_percentage = false
+
+[node name="TimeOfDayLabel" type="Label" parent="Camera2D/CanvasLayer/MarginContainer/TimeOfDayBar"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 14
+anchor_top = 0.5
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 0.5
+offset_top = -11.5
+offset_bottom = 11.5
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 26
+text = "test"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+
 [node name="InstructionsRect" type="TextureRect" parent="Camera2D/CanvasLayer"]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
 visible = false
diff --git a/project/scripts/global/GameManager.gd b/project/scripts/global/GameManager.gd
index c008e6a..95c3701 100644
--- a/project/scripts/global/GameManager.gd
+++ b/project/scripts/global/GameManager.gd
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var tilemap_types: TileMapTileTypes = TileMapTileTypes.new()
 @onready var food_bar: ProgressBar = %FoodBar
 @onready var temperature_bar: ProgressBar = %TemperatureBar
 @onready var temperature_resistance_bar: ProgressBar = %TemperatureResistanceBar
+@onready var time_of_day_bar: ProgressBar = %TimeOfDayBar
 
 var tilemap_navigation: TilemapNavigation = TilemapNavigation.new()
 
@@ -176,6 +177,33 @@ func update_bars() -> void:
         temperature_bar.value = clamp(countdown, 0, player.temperature_endure)
         %TemperatureLabel.text = str(temperature_bar.value) + "/" + str(player.temperature_endure)
 
+    if time_of_day_bar != null:
+        time_of_day_bar.max_value = 1
+        time_of_day_bar.value = float(world.camp_manager.time_of_day) / world.camp_manager.day_length
+        time_of_day_bar.self_modulate = calculate_time_of_day_color(world.camp_manager.time_of_day, world.camp_manager.day_length)
+        %TimeOfDayLabel.text = calculate_display_time_of_day(world.camp_manager.time_of_day, world.camp_manager.day_length)
+
+
+func calculate_display_time_of_day(current_time: int, day_length: int) -> String:
+    # format as 24 hour clock, start at 06:00 and end at 21:00
+    var start: int         = 6
+    var end: int           = 21
+    var hours_per_day: int = end - start
+    var time_of_day: float = float(current_time) / day_length * hours_per_day + start
+    var hours: int         = int(time_of_day)
+    var minutes: int       = int((time_of_day - hours) * 60)
+    hours %= 24
+    return str(hours).pad_zeros(2) + ":" + str(minutes).pad_zeros(2)
+
+
+func calculate_time_of_day_color(current_time: int, day_length: int) -> Color:
+    var start: Color = Color(1, 1, 0)
+    var end: Color = Color(1, 0, 0)
+    var progress: float = float(current_time) / day_length
+    progress = clamp(progress, 0, 1)
+    progress = pow(progress, 2)
+    return start.lerp(end, progress)
+
 
 func toggle_temperature_layer() -> void:
     world.tilemap_temperature.tilemap.visible = not world.tilemap_temperature.tilemap.visible
diff --git a/project/scripts/tilemap/objects/CampManager.gd b/project/scripts/tilemap/objects/CampManager.gd
index a03701c..ee758d4 100644
--- a/project/scripts/tilemap/objects/CampManager.gd
+++ b/project/scripts/tilemap/objects/CampManager.gd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var boat_build_location: Vector2i = tilemap_types.EMPTY
 var boat_leave_location: Vector2i = tilemap_types.EMPTY
 #
 var time_of_day: int = 0
-var day_length: int  = 2000
+var day_length: int  = 1000
 
 @export var required_boat_parts: int = 6