JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    var date  = new Date();
    var today = new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate());
    var newDate = formatDate(today);
    alert(newDate);
 });
 

function formatDate(date) {
    var d = new Date(date),
        month = '' + (d.getMonth() + 1),
        day = '' + d.getDate(),
        year = d.getFullYear();

    if (month.length < 2) month = '0' + month;
    if (day.length < 2) day = '0' + day;

    return [year, month, day].join('-');
}