How do I get the current date in JavaScript?

Question

How do I get the current date in JavaScript?

Answer 1

Use 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.

Answer 2

var utc = new Date().toJSON().slice(0,10).replace(/-/g,'/');  document.write(utc);

Use the replace option if you're going to reuse the utc variable, such as new Date(utc), as Firefox and Safari don't recognize a date with dashes.