get date 5 day before today js code example

Example 1: javascript subtract days from date

var myCurrentDate=new Date();
var myPastDate=new Date(myCurrentDate);
    myPastDate.setDate(myPastDate.getDate() - 8);//myPastDate is now 8 days in the past

Example 2: javascript get 7 days from now

var date = new Date();
date.setDate(date.getDate() - 13);

console.log(date);