to_date

Converts a Time object to a Date, dropping hour, minute, and second precision.

my_time = Time.now  # => Mon Nov 12 22:59:51 -0500 2007
my_time.to_date     # => Mon, 12 Nov 2007

your_time = Time.parse("1/13/2009 1:13:03 P.M.")  # => Tue Jan 13 13:13:03 -0500 2009
your_time.to_date                                 # => Tue, 13 Jan 2009