diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 466178e..7cf14a1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "equator",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "android_system_properties"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "819e7219dbd41043ac279b19830f2efc897156490d7fd6ea916720117ee66311"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
 version = "0.6.20"
@@ -150,6 +159,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ab_glyph",
  "anyhow",
  "asterctl-lcd",
+ "chrono",
  "clap",
  "env_logger",
  "image",
@@ -284,6 +294,19 @@ version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2fd1289c04a9ea8cb22300a459a72a385d7c73d3259e2ed7dcb2af674838cfa9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "chrono"
+version = "0.4.42"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "145052bdd345b87320e369255277e3fb5152762ad123a901ef5c262dd38fe8d2"
+dependencies = [
+ "iana-time-zone",
+ "js-sys",
+ "num-traits",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "windows-link 0.2.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "4.5.46"
@@ -612,6 +635,30 @@ version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "iana-time-zone"
+version = "0.1.64"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "33e57f83510bb73707521ebaffa789ec8caf86f9657cad665b092b581d40e9fb"
+dependencies = [
+ "android_system_properties",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "iana-time-zone-haiku",
+ "js-sys",
+ "log",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "windows-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "iana-time-zone-haiku"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f31827a206f56af32e590ba56d5d2d085f558508192593743f16b2306495269f"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "image"
 version = "0.25.6"
@@ -1989,7 +2036,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-collections",
  "windows-core",
  "windows-future",
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
  "windows-numerics",
 ]
 
@@ -2010,7 +2057,7 @@ checksum = "c0fdd3ddb90610c7638aa2b3a3ab2904fb9e5cdbecc643ddb3647212781c4ae3"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-implement",
  "windows-interface",
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
  "windows-result",
  "windows-strings",
 ]
@@ -2022,7 +2069,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fc6a41e98427b19fe4b73c550f060b59fa592d7d686537eebf9385621bfbad8e"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core",
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
  "windows-threading",
 ]
 
@@ -2054,6 +2101,12 @@ version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5e6ad25900d524eaabdbbb96d20b4311e1e7ae1699af4fb28c17ae66c80d798a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-link"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "45e46c0661abb7180e7b9c281db115305d49ca1709ab8242adf09666d2173c65"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-numerics"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -2061,7 +2114,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9150af68066c4c5c07ddc0ce30421554771e528bde427614c61038bc2c92c2b1"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core",
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2070,7 +2123,7 @@ version = "0.3.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "56f42bd332cc6c8eac5af113fc0c1fd6a8fd2aa08a0119358686e5160d0586c6"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2079,7 +2132,7 @@ version = "0.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "56e6c93f3a0c3b36176cb1327a4958a0353d5d166c2a35cb268ace15e91d3b57"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2122,7 +2175,7 @@ version = "0.53.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d5fe6031c4041849d7c496a8ded650796e7b6ecc19df1a431c1a363342e5dc91"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
  "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.53.0",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.53.0",
  "windows_i686_gnu 0.53.0",
@@ -2139,7 +2192,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b66463ad2e0ea3bbf808b7f1d371311c80e115c0b71d60efc142cafbcfb057a6"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/cfg/sensor-mapping/sysinfo-to-aoostar.cfg b/cfg/sensor-mapping/sysinfo-to-aoostar.cfg
index 6d0155b..6e487b1 100644
--- a/cfg/sensor-mapping/sysinfo-to-aoostar.cfg
+++ b/cfg/sensor-mapping/sysinfo-to-aoostar.cfg
@@ -44,6 +44,3 @@ storage_hdd[5]['used']: storage_hdd[5]_usage_percent
 # TODO not (yet) available in aster-sysinfo
 # gpu_core:
 # motherboard_temperature:
-
-# Not yet supported
-# DATE_m_d_h_m_2:
diff --git a/crates/asterctl/Cargo.toml b/crates/asterctl/Cargo.toml
index 884b5cd..1d81807 100644
--- a/crates/asterctl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/asterctl/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ asterctl-lcd = { path = "../asterctl-lcd", version = "0.2.0" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.98"
 clap = { version = "4.5.42", features = ["derive"] }
+chrono = "0.4"
 image = "0.25.6"
 imageproc = { version = "0.25.0", default-features = false }
 ab_glyph = { version = "0.2.31", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/crates/asterctl/src/render.rs b/crates/asterctl/src/render.rs
index bf0c0dd..29b2a15 100644
--- a/crates/asterctl/src/render.rs
+++ b/crates/asterctl/src/render.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ use crate::cfg::{Panel, Sensor, SensorDirection, SensorMode, TextAlign};
 use crate::font::FontHandler;
 use crate::format_value;
 use crate::img::{ImageCache, Size, rotate_image};
+use crate::sensors::get_date_time_value;
 use ab_glyph::Font;
+use chrono::{DateTime, Local};
 use image::{ImageBuffer, Rgba, RgbaImage};
 use imageproc::drawing::{draw_text_mut, text_size};
 use log::{debug, error};
@@ -160,6 +162,8 @@ impl PanelRenderer {
         values: &HashMap<String, String>,
         mut background: RgbaImage,
     ) -> Result<RgbaImage, ImageProcessingError> {
+        let now: DateTime<Local> = Local::now();
+
         for sensor in &panel.sensor {
             let value = values.get(&sensor.label).cloned();
             let unit = values
@@ -170,6 +174,8 @@ impl PanelRenderer {
 
             if let Some(value) = value {
                 self.render_sensor(&mut background, sensor, &value, &unit)?;
+            } else if let Some(value) = get_date_time_value(&sensor.label, &now) {
+                self.render_sensor(&mut background, sensor, &value, &unit)?;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/asterctl/src/sensors.rs b/crates/asterctl/src/sensors.rs
index b5157e1..9f18b8f 100644
--- a/crates/asterctl/src/sensors.rs
+++ b/crates/asterctl/src/sensors.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 
 //! Sensor value sources.
 //!
-//! Only implementation is a file-based value provider with simple key-value pairs.
+//! Implementations:
+//! - internal date time sensors
+//! - file-based value provider with simple key-value pairs.
 
+use chrono::{DateTime, Datelike, Local, Timelike};
 use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
 use notify::event::{ModifyKind, RenameMode};
 use notify::{Event, EventKind, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
@@ -16,6 +19,46 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::exit;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock, mpsc};
 
+pub fn get_date_time_value(label: &str, now: &DateTime<Local>) -> Option<String> {
+    if !label.starts_with("DATE_") {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let year = now.year();
+    let month = format!("{:02}", now.month());
+    let day = format!("{:02}", now.day());
+    let hour = format!("{:02}", now.hour());
+    let minute = format!("{:02}", now.minute());
+    let second = format!("{:02}", now.second());
+
+    // same formatting logic as in AOOSTAR-X
+    let value = match label {
+        "DATE_year" => year.to_string(),
+        "DATE_month" => month,
+        "DATE_day" => day,
+        "DATE_hour" => hour,
+        "DATE_minute" => minute,
+        "DATE_second" => second,
+        "DATE_m_d_h_m_1" => format!("{month}月{day}日  {hour}:{minute}"),
+        "DATE_m_d_h_m_2" => format!("{month}/{day}  {hour}:{minute}"),
+        "DATE_m_d_1" => format!("{month}月{day}日"),
+        "DATE_m_d_2" => format!("{month}-{day}"),
+        "DATE_y_m_d_1" => format!("{year}年{month}月{day}日"),
+        "DATE_y_m_d_2" => format!("{year}-{month}-{day}"),
+        "DATE_y_m_d_3" => format!("{year}/{month}/{day}"),
+        "DATE_y_m_d_4" => format!("{year} {month} {day}"),
+        "DATE_h_m_s_1" => format!("{hour}:{minute}:{second}"),
+        "DATE_h_m_s_2" => format!("{hour}时{minute}分{second}秒"),
+        "DATE_h_m_s_3" => format!("{hour} {minute} {second}"),
+        "DATE_h_m_1" => format!("{hour}时{minute}分"),
+        "DATE_h_m_2" => format!("{hour} : {minute}"),
+        "DATE_h_m_3" => format!("{hour}:{minute}"),
+        _ => return None,
+    };
+
+    Some(value)
+}
+
 /// Read all sensor value source files from the given path and stort monitoring for changes.
 ///
 /// The source path is either a single sensor source file or a directory containing multiple sensor
diff --git a/docs/SUMMARY.md b/docs/SUMMARY.md
index f207468..3f35629 100644
--- a/docs/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/docs/SUMMARY.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         - [Progress Sensor](sensor/cfg/mode3_progress.md)
         - [Pointer Sensor](sensor/cfg/mode4_pointer.md)
 - [Sensor Value Provider](sensor/provider/README.md)
+    - [Internal Date Time](sensor/provider/internal_date_time.md)
     - [Text File Data Source](sensor/provider/text_file.md)
     - [Shell Scripts](sensor/provider/shell_scripts.md)
     - [aster-sysinfo Tool](sensor/provider/sysinfo.md)
diff --git a/docs/sensor/README.md b/docs/sensor/README.md
index 49b79c9..ba3e95d 100644
--- a/docs/sensor/README.md
+++ b/docs/sensor/README.md
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ Different sensor modes are supported:
 
 ## Sensor Data Sources
 
-The sensor value reading is separated from the `asterctl` tool.
+The sensor value reading is separated from the `asterctl` tool, with the exception of some internal sensors:
+
+- Internal [date time sensors](provider/internal_date_time.md)
 
 Sensor values are provided in separate text files and are automatically read when the file changes.  
-Only the file data source is supported at the moment, other sources like pipes, sockets etc. might be supported later.
+Only the file data source is supported at the moment; other sources like pipes, sockets, etc. might be supported later.
 
 - [Text file data source](provider/text_file.md)
 
diff --git a/docs/sensor/provider/README.md b/docs/sensor/provider/README.md
index 4024e34..9f59313 100644
--- a/docs/sensor/provider/README.md
+++ b/docs/sensor/provider/README.md
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 # Sensor Value Provider
+
+- Internal [date time sensors](internal_date_time.md)
+- Proof of concept [Linux shell scripts](shell_scripts.md)
+- [aster-sysinfo tool](sysinfo.md)
+
diff --git a/docs/sensor/provider/internal_date_time.md b/docs/sensor/provider/internal_date_time.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c8706f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/sensor/provider/internal_date_time.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Internal Date Time Sensors
+
+## Individual Components
+
+- `DATE_year`: `{year}`
+- `DATE_month`: `{month}` with leading zero
+- `DATE_day`: `{day}` with leading zero
+- `DATE_hour`: `{hour}` 24h format with leading zero
+- `DATE_minute`: `{minute}` with leading zero
+- `DATE_second`: `{second}` with leading zero
+
+## Month/Day with Hour/Minute
+- `DATE_m_d_h_m_1`: `{month}月{day}日  {hour}:{minute}`
+- `DATE_m_d_h_m_2`: `{month}/{day}  {hour}:{minute}`
+
+## Month/Day Only
+- `DATE_m_d_1`: `{month}月{day}日`
+- `DATE_m_d_2`: `{month}-{day}`
+
+## Year/Month/Day
+- `DATE_y_m_d_1`: `{year}年{month}月{day}日`
+- `DATE_y_m_d_2`: `{year}-{month}-{day}`
+- `DATE_y_m_d_3`: `{year}/{month}/{day}`
+- `DATE_y_m_d_4`: `{year} {month} {day}`
+
+## Hour/Minute/Second
+- `DATE_h_m_s_1`: `{hour}:{minute}:{second}`
+- `DATE_h_m_s_2`: `{hour}时{minute}分{second}秒`
+- `DATE_h_m_s_3`: `{hour} {minute} {second}`
+
+## Hour/Minute Only
+- `DATE_h_m_1`: `{hour}时{minute}分`
+- `DATE_h_m_2`: `{hour} : {minute}`
+- `DATE_h_m_3`: `{hour}:{minute}`