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date-time

A date-time value indicates a specific instance in time. In Deephaven, a date-time is typically represented by one of two data types:

These data types are used by Deephaven tables to represent moments in time. They are also used in the Python API. Both will be covered in this reference guide.

Instant​

A java.time.Instant represents a single instantaneous point in time, given in the UTC time zone. Printing an instance of an instant always ends in the letter Z, which is shorthand for UTC.

ZonedDateTime​

A java.time.ZonedDateTime represents a single instantaneous point in time, given in the specified time zone. Printing an instance of a zoned date-time always ends in the specified time zone. For instance, for the ET (US Eastern Time) time zone, a ZonedDateTime ends in [America/New_York].

Syntax​

'YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ddddddddd TZ'

  • YYYY - the year
  • MM - the month
  • DD - the day
  • T - the separator between the date and time
  • hh - the hour of the day
  • mm - the minute of the hour
  • ss - the second of the minute
  • ddddddddd - the fraction of a second
  • TZ - the time zone

Example​

The following example uses to_j_instant and to_j_zdt to convert two dates into Instants and ZonedDateTimes. The results are then printed.

from deephaven.time import to_j_instant, to_j_zdt

instant_1 = to_j_instant("2021-07-04T08:00:00 PT")
zdt_1 = to_j_zdt("2021-07-04T08:00:00 PT")
zdt_2 = to_j_zdt("2021-09-06T12:30:00 GMT")
instant_2 = to_j_instant("2021-09-06T12:30:00 GMT")

print(instant_1)
print(zdt_1)
print(instant_2)
print(zdt_2)