How to get date in script

[codedude]

I am trying to grab the current date dynamically. What is the best way for me to grab the date in this format?

Saturday, November 7, 2015

I will be doing this in a UI page if that helps any.....

[tombialkowski]

I am still very new to Service Now, and do not know the full capabilities of using JavaScript within it. However, with that in mind, I hope this helps get you started:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1531093/how-to-get-current-date-in-javascript

[Kalaiarasan Pus · Accepted solution]

var inputDate = new GlideDateTime();

var initialDateTimeFormat = new Packages.java.text.SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");  

var initialFormattedDate = initialDateTimeFormat.parse(inputDate);

var finalDatetimeFormat = new Packages.java.text.SimpleDateFormat("EEEE,MMMM dd,yyyy");  

gs.print(finalDatetimeFormat.format(initialFormattedDate));

[codedude]

Is there anyway to get this into eastern time? It is putting it 5 hours ahead for me....

[Kalaiarasan Pus]

Haven't tested it but this function would use your timezone

http://wiki.servicenow.com/index.php?title=GlideDateTime#setTZ.28tz.29

Just check the link to find method that suits your requirement. There are few other  methods using gs object. Have a look at that as well.