package gov.samhsa.spirit.pep.wsclient; import java.sql.Timestamp; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; public class CheckTime { public static void main(String[] args) { Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); Timestamp currentTimestamp = new java.sql.Timestamp(calendar.getTime().getTime()); System.out.println(currentTimestamp); SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"); //2014-08-11T09:36:34.388Z System.out.println(sdf.format(new Date())); } }