public static String formatCurrentDate(){
  SimpleDateFormat sdf=new SimpleDateFormat("MMM  dd ");
  Calendar c=Calendar.getInstance();
  return sdf.format(c.getTime());
}

public static String formatCurrentDate ( ) { SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat ( "MMM  dd " ) ; Calendar c = Calendar . getInstance ( ) ; return sdf . format ( c . getTime ( ) ) ; }
helper method to format the date returned by the openweathermap call .
