Extract Date from Zulu Time using Joda Time

I have a Zulu time "2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z". How can i extract date part using java joda time?
I have read multiple question on Zulu Time but none answer my question.

Do you want the date in your own time zone or in Zulu (UTC)? Asking because it is never the same date in all time zones.

Date in Zulu time zone, the same date as in the string, is the easier requirement:

	String zuluString = "2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z";
	DateTime dt = DateTime.parse(zuluString);
	LocalDate datePart = dt.toLocalDate();
	System.out.println(datePart);

Output:

> 2011-08-12

Getting the date in the default time zone of the JVM just requires a few chars more:

	LocalDate datePart = dt.withZone(DateTimeZone.getDefault()).toLocalDate();

Output when run in Asia/Macau time zone:

> 2011-08-13

Which new API ?

Joda-Time is in maintenance mode and no longer recommended for new code. The Joda-Time home page says:

> Note that Joda-Time is considered to be a largely “finished” project.
> No major enhancements are planned. If using Java SE 8, please migrate
> to java.time (JSR-310).

java.time is built into Java since Java 8 and has also been backported to Java 6 and 7. You may start by following the second link below.

Links

• Joda-Time - Home
• Oracle tutorial: Date Time explaining how to use java.time.

I suggest you switch to the modern date-time API.

Using the modern java.time (JSR-310) API:

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;

public class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		OffsetDateTime odt = OffsetDateTime.parse("2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z");
		System.out.println(odt);

		LocalDate date = odt.toLocalDate();
		System.out.println(date);
	}
}

Output:

2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z
2011-08-12

Learn more about the modern date-time API at Trail: Date Time.

Check out the following lines from the home page of Joda-Time documentation:

> Joda-Time is the de facto standard date and time library for Java
> prior to Java SE 8. Users are now asked to migrate to java.time
> (JSR-310).

Using the Joda-Time API:

import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import org.joda.time.LocalDate;

public class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		DateTime dateTime = DateTime.parse("2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z");
		System.out.println(dateTime);

		LocalDate date = dateTime.toLocalDate();
		System.out.println(date);
	}
}

Output:

2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z
2011-08-12