Java Calendar getTime() Method

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Description

The Java Calendar getTime() method returns a Date object that represents this Calendar's time value.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Calendar.getTime() method

public final Date getTime()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

The method returns a Date representing the time value.

Exception

NA

Getting Time from a Current Dated Calendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getTime() method. We're creating an instance of a Calendar of current date using getInstance() method and printing the date and time using getTime() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Calendar;

public class CalendarDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
   
      // create a calendar    
      Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

      // print the time
      System.out.print("Date And Time Is: " + cal.getTime());
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Date And Time Is: Mon Sep 26 17:15:49 IST 2022

Getting Time from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getTime() method. We're creating an instance of a Calendar of current date using GregorianCalendar() method and printing the date and time using getTime() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class CalendarDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
   
      // create a calendar    
      Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();

      // print the time
      System.out.print("Date And Time Is: " + cal.getTime());
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Date And Time Is: Mon Sep 26 17:16:16 IST 2022

Getting Time in Milliseconds from a Given Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getTime() method. We're creating an instance of a Calendar of a particular date using GregorianCalendar() method and printing the date and time using getTime() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class CalendarDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
   
      // create a calendar    
      Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(2025,8,26);

      // print the time
      System.out.print("Date And Time Is: " + cal.getTime());
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Date And Time Is: Sun Sep 26 00:00:00 IST 2025