code: public static DateFormat getAlignedFormat() {
  		if (DATE_FORMAT instanceof SimpleDateFormat) {
  			SimpleDateFormat sdf = (SimpleDateFormat) DATE_FORMAT;
  			String pattern = sdf.toPattern()
  					.replaceAll("M+", "MM")
  					.replaceAll("d+", "dd")
  					.replaceAll("h+", "hh")
  					.replaceAll("H+", "HH");
  			sdf.applyPattern(pattern);
  			return sdf;
  		} else {
  			return DATE_FORMAT;
  		}
  	}
docs: we need to take the pattern and modify it