Java: Current Date without Time

    static SimpleDateFormat DATE_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
    static Date getNowWithoutTime(){
        Date nowWithoutTime = null;
        try {
            nowWithoutTime = DATE_FORMAT.parse(
            DATE_FORMAT.format(new Date()));
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            // Should not happend
            logger.error(e.getMessage());
        }
        logger.info("nowWithoutTime: " + nowWithoutTime);
        return nowWithoutTime;
    }