Java Calendar getTimeInMillis() Method

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Description

The Java Calendar getTimeInMillis() method returns this Calendar's time in milliseconds.

Declaration

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

public long getTimeInMillis()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

The method returns the current time as UTC milliseconds.

Exception

NA

Getting Time in Milliseconds from a Current Dated Calendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getTimeInMillis() method. We're creating an instance of a Calendar of current date using getInstance() method and printing the time using getTimeInMillis() 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("Time in ms " + cal.getTimeInMillis());
   }
}

Output

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

Time in ms 1664202061042

Getting Time in Milliseconds from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getTimeInMillis() method. We're creating an instance of a Calendar of current date using GregorianCalendar() method and printing the time using getTimeInMillis() 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("Time in ms " + cal.getTimeInMillis());
   }
}

Output

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

Time in ms 1664202083057

Getting Time in Milliseconds from a Given Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getTimeInMillis() method. We're creating an instance of a Calendar of a particular date using GregorianCalendar() method and printing the time using getTimeInMillis() 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("Time in ms " + cal.getTimeInMillis());
   }
}

Output

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

Time in ms 1758825000000