diff --git a/src/agents/system-prompt.test.ts b/src/agents/system-prompt.test.ts
index 5df63a3b4..4a9a0e9ee 100644
--- a/src/agents/system-prompt.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/system-prompt.test.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe("buildAgentSystemPrompt", () => {
     });
 
     expect(prompt).toContain("## Current Date & Time");
-    expect(prompt).toContain("Time zone: America/Chicago");
+    expect(prompt).toContain("Current time: Monday, January 5th, 2026 — 3:26 PM (America/Chicago)");
   });
 
   it("includes user timezone when provided (24-hour)", () => {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe("buildAgentSystemPrompt", () => {
     });
 
     expect(prompt).toContain("## Current Date & Time");
-    expect(prompt).toContain("Time zone: America/Chicago");
+    expect(prompt).toContain("Current time: Monday, January 5th, 2026 — 15:26 (America/Chicago)");
   });
 
   it("shows timezone when only timezone is provided", () => {
diff --git a/src/agents/system-prompt.ts b/src/agents/system-prompt.ts
index 7e6150676..d850d7b95 100644
--- a/src/agents/system-prompt.ts
+++ b/src/agents/system-prompt.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,12 @@ function buildUserIdentitySection(ownerLine: string | undefined, isMinimal: bool
   return ["## User Identity", ownerLine, ""];
 }
 
-function buildTimeSection(params: { userTimezone?: string }) {
+function buildTimeSection(params: { userTimezone?: string; userTime?: string }) {
   if (!params.userTimezone) return [];
-  return ["## Current Date & Time", `Time zone: ${params.userTimezone}`, ""];
+  const timeLine = params.userTime
+    ? `Current time: ${params.userTime} (${params.userTimezone})`
+    : `Time zone: ${params.userTimezone}`;
+  return ["## Current Date & Time", timeLine, ""];
 }
 
 function buildReplyTagsSection(isMinimal: boolean) {
@@ -445,6 +448,7 @@ export function buildAgentSystemPrompt(params: {
     ...buildUserIdentitySection(ownerLine, isMinimal),
     ...buildTimeSection({
       userTimezone,
+      userTime: params.userTime,
     }),
     "## Workspace Files (injected)",
     "These user-editable files are loaded by OpenClaw and included below in Project Context.",