Convert new Date() to different timezone

Question

If i have:

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("Europe/London"));

String dateStr = dateFormat.format(new Date());
System.out.println(dateStr);

The output will be: 2014-09-30 14:19:17 when my local time is 2014-09-30 16:19:17

I need to get Date type in specific timezone and not String Type!

My question is , how can i get new Date() on "Europe/London" timezone,

possible duplicate of [How to set time zone of a java.util.Date?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2891361/how-to-set-time-zone-of-a-java-util-date) — Gimby, Sep 30 '14 at 13:26

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 30 '14 at 16:22

You asked:

My question is, how can i get new Date() on "Europe/London" timezone

You can't. The java.util.Date class represents an instant in time. It is not aligned to any local time zone.

Internally, it tracks the number of milliseconds since Midnight, January 1st, 1970 UTC. A local time zone might be applied when you use it, but there is no time zone setting contained within the Date class itself.

vlatkozelka · Answer 2 · 2014-09-30T16:21:47.757

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Use Calendar , for example :

TimeZone timeZone= TimeZone.getTimeZone("Europe/London"));

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(timeZone);

also , the good thing about dates is that they arent dependant of TimeZone , its just time in millis since epoch (some time a while back) . The way you are using it now is actually the right solution .

edited Sep 30 '14 at 16:21

answered Sep 30 '14 at 13:31

vlatkozelka

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The `Date` class itself is not deprecated, just some of its methods, but otherwise you're right. – Krayo Sep 30 '14 at 13:47
yeah i said new Date() in beginning . Sorry about the confusion – vlatkozelka Sep 30 '14 at 14:33
new Date() is _not_ deprecated, though other Date constructors are. – Breandán Dalton Sep 30 '14 at 15:56
tbh there is no right way to say it but , its just that Date package was messed up before Calendar , point taken tho ;) – vlatkozelka Sep 30 '14 at 16:20

Convert new Date() to different timezone

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