JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Ehsan Sajjad
HTML
<select name="Todays_Day">
<option value="Monday">Monday</option>
<option value="Tuesday">Tuesday</option>
<option value="Wednesday">Wednesday</option>
<option value="Thursday">Thursday</option>
<option value="Friday">Friday</option>
<option value="Saturday">Saturday</option>
<option value="Sunday">Sunday</option>
</select>
JavaScript
var d =["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"][(new Date()).getDay()]
alert(new Date().getDay())
$("select").val(d);