function day_diff(d1, d2) { var one_day=1000*60*60*24; var date1_ms = d1.getTime(); var date2_ms = d2.getTime(); var difference_ms = date2_ms - date1_ms; return Math.round(difference_ms/one_day); } $(function(){ // $progressbar = $("#progressbar"), // $progressbarLabel = $("progressbar-label"), // $progrssbarLabelDays = $("progrssbar-label-days"), var date_start = new Date(2015, 8, 22), date_end = new Date(2015, 11, 31), current_date = new Date(), total_days = 100, days_pass = day_diff(date_start, current_date), $date = $("#date-quantity"), days_to_go = total_days - days_pass; $date.html(days_to_go.toString()); });