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Java Date Time - Instant.now() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

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Class:

java.time.Instant

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Methods:

public static Instant now()

Obtains the current instant from the system clock.



public static Instant now(Clock clock)

Obtains the current instant from the specified clock.


Examples


package com.logicbig.example.instant;

import java.time.Instant;

public class NowExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Instant i = Instant.now();
        System.out.println(i);
    }
}

Output

2017-05-01T20:57:32.709Z




package com.logicbig.example.instant;

import java.time.Clock;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.time.ZoneId;

public class NowExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Instant i = Instant.now(Clock.system(ZoneId.of("America/Chicago")));
        System.out.println(i);
    }
}

Output

2017-05-01T20:57:34.818Z

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