// use a function for the exact format desired... function MDYDateString(d){ function pad(n){ return n< 10? '0'+ n: n;
} return pad(d.getUTCMonth()+ 1)+ '/'+ pad(d.getUTCDate())+ '/'+ d.getUTCFullYear();
} // prints something like 12/20/2012 var d= new Date();
console.log(MDYDateString(d));