How to extract time from unix timestamp in java? [duplicate]

Question

I am new to java and i am making a weather app.

I am getting data from openweathermap server in JSON format. Below is the format

 "sys":{  
      "type":1,
      "id":7758,
      "message":0.2194,
      "country":"India",
      "sunrise":1410569741,
      "sunset":1410614119
   },

I want to extract sunrise and sunset from it but what i want is only time and not date. Below is my code

DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance();

            String sunrise= df.format(new Date(json.getJSONObject("sys").getLong("sunrise")*1000).getTime());
            String sunset = df.format(new Date(json.getJSONObject("sys").getLong("sunset")*1000).getTime());

Problem with my code is that it is giving me both time and date and output is " Sep 13, 2014 6:25:41 AM" for sunrise. Similar is for sunset. ?

How shall i extract "6:25:41 AM" it? I only want time and not year/month/day

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Basil Bourque
– Basil Bourque

2014-09-15 00:35:42 +00:00
Commented Sep 15, 2014 at 0:35 — Basil Bourque
– Basil Bourque, Commented Sep 15, 2014 at 0:35

NoDataFound · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-13 16:58:27Z

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You can do that by using the correct format: DateFormat.getTimeInstance().

answered Sep 13, 2014 at 16:58

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Sam Over a year ago

Thank you sir, i found the answer using simpledateformat

SparkOn · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-13 17:09:50Z

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try it this way

SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss a",Locale.ENGLISH);
System.out.println(df.format(new Date()));

Or this way

DateFormat ddf = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, Locale.ENGLISH);
System.out.println(ddf.format(new Date()));

Specify Locale it keeps you safe and Be carefull with the case of the letters for Example H means Hour of the day in 24-hour clock and h means hour of day in 12-hour clock. refer

edited Sep 13, 2014 at 17:09

answered Sep 13, 2014 at 17:02

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Sam Over a year ago

Sorry for asking this late, in format "hh:mm:ss a", what does this "a" stands for??

SparkOn Over a year ago

it stands for Am/pm marker refer the link i gave you.

Sam Over a year ago

thank you very much sir, it solved all my doubts.

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