How to Add One Day to a Date in Java

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Asad Riaz Feb 02, 2024
Java Java DateTime
  1. plusDays() Method to Add One Day to a Date in Java
  2. Calendar Method to Add One Day to a Date in Java
  3. Add Milliseconds to Add One Day to a Date in Java
  4. Instant Class to Add One Day to a Date in Java
How to Add One Day to a Date in Java

In this tutorial, we will learn how to add days to a date in Java. It can be done using various approaches like the plusDays method, the Calendar class method, adding milliseconds to a Date object, and the Instant class method. If you are using Java 1.8 or greater, then the plusDays approach is recommended.

plusDays() Method to Add One Day to a Date in Java

In Java 1.8 onward new java.time classes i.e. LocalDate, LocalDateTime have plusDays and minusDays methods to add and subtract time unit from any time instance.

Example Codes:

// java 1.8
package simpletesting;
import java.time.LocalDateTime;

public class SimpleTesting {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    LocalDateTime today = LocalDateTime.now(); // Today
    LocalDateTime tomorrow = today.plusDays(1); // Plus 1 day
    LocalDateTime yesterday = today.minusDays(1); // Minus 1 day
    System.out.println("Today:     " + today);
    System.out.println("Tomorrow:  " + tomorrow);
    System.out.println("Yesterday: " + yesterday);
  }
}

Output:

Today:     2020-03-22T19:01:00.728
Tomorrow:  2020-03-23T19:01:00.728
Yesterday: 2020-03-21T19:01:00.728

Calendar Method to Add One Day to a Date in Java

We can use the Calendar class to add one day to a Date in Java. It can be done by simply adding one day to Calendar class instance:

// java 1.8
package simpletesting;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class SimpleTesting {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Date dt = new Date();
    System.out.println("Today:    " + dt);
    Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
    c.setTime(dt);
    c.add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
    dt = c.getTime();
    System.out.println("Tomorrow: " + dt);
  }
}

Output:

Today:    Sun Mar 22 19:07:48 PKT 2020
Tomorrow: Mon Mar 23 19:07:48 PKT 2020

Add Milliseconds to Add One Day to a Date in Java

Date has a constructor using milliseconds. The getTime() method gives us that value. So adding the milliseconds for one day will add a day to Date.

Code:

// java 1.8
package simpletesting;
import java.util.Date;

public class SimpleTesting {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Date dt = new Date();
    System.out.println("Today:    " + dt);
    Date tomorrow = new Date(dt.getTime() + (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
    System.out.println("Tomorrow: " + tomorrow);
  }
}

Output:

Today:    Sun Mar 22 19:15:27 PKT 2020
Tomorrow: Mon Mar 23 19:15:27 PKT 2020

Be careful; if we use a Calendar Timezone with daylight savings, it may not jump to the next day.

Instant Class to Add One Day to a Date in Java

The Instant class is close to being equivalent to Date. Instant resolves to nanoseconds. The instant.plus method adds the given days to Date.

Example Codes:

// java 1.8
package simpletesting;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
import java.util.Date;

public class SimpleTesting {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Date dt = new Date();
    System.out.println("Today:    " + dt);
    Instant instant = dt.toInstant();
    Instant nextDay = instant.plus(1, ChronoUnit.DAYS);
    System.out.println("Tomorrow: " + nextDay);
  }
}

Output:

Today:    Sun Mar 22 19:19:58 PKT 2020
Tomorrow: 2020-03-23T14:19:58.072Z

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