diff --git a/Time.cpp b/Time.cpp
index 8e53e56..60038cd 100644
--- a/Time.cpp
+++ b/Time.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,26 @@ time_t makeTime(const tmElements_t &tm){
   seconds+= tm.Second;
   return (time_t)seconds; 
 }
+
+time_t makeTime(int yr, int mnth, int day, int hr, int min, int sec){
+	if (yr > 99){
+		yr = yr - 1970;
+	} else {
+		yr += 30;
+}
+
+tmElements_t ntm;
+
+ntm.Year = yr;
+ntm.Month = mnth;
+ntm.Day = day;
+ntm.Hour = hr;
+ntm.Minute = min;
+ntm.Second = sec;
+return makeTime(ntm);
+}
+
+
 /*=====================================================*/	
 /* Low level system time functions  */
 
diff --git a/TimeLib.h b/TimeLib.h
index 20e2445..80d0130 100644
--- a/TimeLib.h
+++ b/TimeLib.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ void    setSyncInterval(time_t interval); // set the number of seconds between r
 
 /* low level functions to convert to and from system time                     */
 void breakTime(time_t time, tmElements_t &tm);  // break time_t into elements
+time_t makeTime(int hr,int min,int sec,int day, int month, int yr);
 time_t makeTime(const tmElements_t &tm);  // convert time elements into time_t
 
 } // extern "C++"