Question

how to display the date in this below format using jQuery.

Thursday, January 08, 2013

I saw some plugins but wondering if there is a way without using any plugin.

Please advise if there is a straightforward answer using JavaScript, that’s fine too.

Answer 1

Here’s a quick/simple example of what you’re asking for:

EDIT – I’ve update the code for reuse and include the day 0 padding change.

var d = new Date();
console.log(formatDate(d)); 

function formatDate(d){
    var months = ["Januaray", "February", "March"]; //you would need to include the rest
    var days = ["Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday"];//you would need to include the rest
    return days[d.getDay()] + ", " + months[d.getMonth()] + " " + (d.getDate() < 10 ? "0" + d.getDate() : d.getDate()) + ", " + d.getFullYear();
}

Output for today: Tuesday, Januaray 08, 2013

EXAMPLE