Question

By default the dijit.calendar shows the current date / month. Using the visual controls a user can change the view and choose a date. I need to problematically change the displayed date based on other circumstances.

Answer 1

You can set the value property, similarly to other widgets

//change the calendar's date to just now:
myCalendar.set('value', new Date() )

//change the calendar's date to Christmas eve
myCalendar.set('value', new Date(2012, 11, 24) )