JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://keith-wood.name/js/jquery.countdown.js"></script>
<div id="noDays"><!-- --></div>
<div id="noDays">gay</div>

JavaScript

$(function() {
    var liftoff = new Date();
    liftoff = new Date(liftoff.getFullYear(), liftoff.getMonth(), liftoff.getDate(), 17, 0, 0);

    $('#noDays').countdown({until: liftoff});
});