strftime.js example

Uses library to format dates in javascript in a variety of ways.

HTML

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://hacks.bluesmoon.info/strftime/strftime-min.js"></script>

<div id="nowTime"></div>

JavaScript

//begin main function
$(document).ready(function () {

    updateVoteTimeStamp();

});
//end main function

function updateVoteTimeStamp() {
    var voteUpdated = new Date();
    $('#nowTime').html(
        'The time is:' +
        voteUpdated.strftime("%b %y"));
}