javascript get current date code example

Example 1: js get current date

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);

Example 2: current date in javascript

const localDate = new Date();
const months = [
   "January",
   "February",
   "March",
   "April",
   "May",
   "June",
   "July",
   "August",
   "September",
   "October",
   "November",
   "December",
];

const days = [
   "Sunday",
   "Monday ",
   "Tuesday",
   "Wednesday",
   "Thursday",
   "Friday",
   "Saturday",
];
const currentDay = days[localDate.getDay()];

const currentDate = localDate.getDate();

const currentMonth = months[localDate.getMonth()];

const currentYear = localDate.getFullYear();

console.log(`${currentDay}, ${currentDate} ${currentMonth}, ${currentYear}`);