Question

How do I get the current date in JavaScript?

Answer 1

To ensure that you get the current date in JavaScript, start with using new Date() to generate a new Date object containing the current date and time.

var today = new Date(); 
var dd = String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0'); 
var mm = String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); //January is 0! 
var yyyy = today.getFullYear(); 

today = mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy; 
document.write(today);

 

This will give you today's date in the format of mm/dd/yyyy.

Simply change today = mm +'/'+ dd +'/'+ yyyy; to whatever format you wish.