Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { public static String TimeToString(Date d) { DateFormat formatter; formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("HH-mm"); formatter.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("EST")); String s = new StringBuilder(formatter.format(d)).toString(); return s; } }