<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>My Example</title>
<time id="date"></time>
<script>
/*
Create a JavaScript Date object for the current date and time,
then extract the desired parts, then join them again in the desired format.
*/
var currentDate = new Date(),
day = currentDate.getDate(),
month = currentDate.getMonth() + 1,
year = currentDate.getFullYear(),
date = day + "/" + month + "/" + year;
// Output the date to the above HTML element
document.getElementById("date").innerHTML = date;
</script>