Java and PGSQL date question

I am trying to pass a date from Java into a PostgreSQL database. I am using
the DateFormat.parse() funcitonality to format the date. However, the
database doesn't want to take it? I looked at the PGSQL documentation and
it says that the default date type is postgresql date type, which is: Wed
Dec 17 07:37:16 1997 PST. Java is sending the date in this format: Wed Dec
17 07:37:16 PST 1997. How do I make this work. Is it easier to change the
Java format or the PGSQL format?

Adam
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes.