03
Mar
2021

How to get current Date and Time in Java

In this article, you’ll find several examples to get the current date, current time, current date & time, current date & time in a specific timezone in Java.

Get current Date in Java

import java.time.LocalDate;

public class CurrentDateTimeExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Current Date
        LocalDate currentDate = LocalDate.now();
        System.out.println("Current Date: " + currentDate);
    }
}

Get current Time in Java

import java.time.LocalTime;

public class CurrentDateTimeExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Current Time
        LocalTime currentTime = LocalTime.now();
        System.out.println("Current Time: " + currentTime);
    }
}

Get current Date and Time in Java

import java.time.LocalDateTime;

public class CurrentDateTimeExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Current Date and Time
        LocalDateTime currentDateTime = LocalDateTime.now();
        System.out.println("Current Date & time: " + currentDateTime);
    }
}

Get current Date and Time in a specific Timezone in Java

import java.time.ZoneId;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;

public class CurrentDateTimeExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Current Date and Time in a given Timezone
        ZonedDateTime currentNewYorkDateTime = ZonedDateTime.now(ZoneId.of("America/New_York"));
        System.out.println(currentNewYorkDateTime);
    }
}
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