<script> // full date var today = new Date(); console.log( today ); // today var date = today.toISOString(); console.log( date.slice(0,10) ); // yesterday var today = new Date(); var yest_epoch = today.setDate(today.getDate() - 1); var yest = new Date(yest_epoch); var y = yest.toISOString(); console.log( y.slice(0,10) ); </script>