java.util.Calendar
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
// remove next line if you're always using the current time.
cal.setTime(currentDate);
cal.add(Calendar.HOUR, -1);
Date oneHourBack = cal.getTime();
java.util.Date
new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() - 3600 * 1000);
org.joda.time.LocalDateTime
new LocalDateTime().minusHours(1)
Java 8: java.time.LocalDateTime
LocalDateTime.now().minusHours(1)
Java 8 java.time.Instant
// always in UTC if not timezone set
Instant.now().minus(1, ChronoUnit.HOURS));
// with timezone, Europe/Berlin for example
Instant.now()
.atZone(ZoneId.of("Europe/Berlin"))
.minusHours(1));