Obtains the current date from the system clock in the specified time-zone.

This will query the system clock to obtain the current date. Specifying the time-zone avoids dependence on the default time-zone.

Using this method will prevent the ability to use an alternate clock for testing because the clock is hard-coded.

Parameters:

zone

the zone ID to use, not null

Returns:  the current date using the system clock, not null