Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { /** * converts time to UTC format */ public static String getHourFormatted(Date createdUTC) { Date dateServer = createdUTC; TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT")); Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getDefault()); Date dateGMT = cal.getTime(); return normalDateFormat(dateServer); } public static String normalDateFormat(Date date) { SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM dd, yyyy"); return format.format(date); } }