JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://cloud.github.com/downloads/SteveSanderson/knockout/knockout-2.2.0.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<div>
   <input id="dp"  data-bind="datepicker: date, datepickerOptions: { minDate: new Date(), dateFormat: 'dd/mm/yy' }" />
    <p>Day in week: <strong data-bind="text: date"></strong></p>
</div>

JavaScript

var ViewModel = function(){
    var self = this;
    self.date= ko.observable(new Date());
};

ko.applyBindings(new ViewModel());

$(function(){
    $('#dp').datepicker({minDate:0, dateFormat: 'dd/mm/yy'});
});