Get the current date in JavaScript

Code Example

<script type="text/javascript">
    var currentDate = new Date()
    var day = currentDate.getDate()
    var month = currentDate.getMonth() + 1
    var year = currentDate.getFullYear()
    document.write("<b>" + day + "/" + month + "/" + year + "</b>")
</script>

The result will be 15/1/2014