diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index e7ef46776..813189f88 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import java.util.zip.*;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.opengl.GLSurfaceView;
+import android.text.format.Time;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.SurfaceView;
@@ -1729,6 +1730,8 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
   // getting the time
 
 
+  static protected Time time = new Time();
+  
   /**
    * Get the number of milliseconds since the applet started.
    * <P>
@@ -1741,12 +1744,16 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
 
   /** Seconds position of the current time. */
   static public int second() {
-    return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.SECOND);
+    //return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.SECOND);
+    time.setToNow();
+    return time.second;
   }
 
   /** Minutes position of the current time. */
   static public int minute() {
-    return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.MINUTE);
+    //return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.MINUTE);
+    time.setToNow();
+    return time.minute;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1757,7 +1764,9 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
    * if (yankeeHour == 0) yankeeHour = 12;</PRE>
    */
   static public int hour() {
-    return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
+    //return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
+    time.setToNow();
+    return time.hour;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1767,7 +1776,9 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
    * or day of the year (1..365) then use java's Calendar.get()
    */
   static public int day() {
-    return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
+    //return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
+    time.setToNow();
+    return time.monthDay;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1775,14 +1786,18 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
    */
   static public int month() {
     // months are number 0..11 so change to colloquial 1..12
-    return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1;
+    //return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1;
+    time.setToNow();
+    return time.month + 1;
   }
 
   /**
    * Get the current year.
    */
   static public int year() {
-    return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR);
+    //return Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR);
+    time.setToNow();
+    return time.year;
   }