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HTML
<input id="datepicker" />
JavaScript
$(function () {
$("#datepicker").datepicker({
});
var dateObj= new Date();
var numberOfDaysToAdd = 6 - dateObj.getDay();
if(numberOfDaysToAdd<0)
{
numberOfDaysToAdd=6+numberOfDaysToAdd;
}
$("#datepicker").datepicker("setDate", numberOfDaysToAdd);
});