Javascript Date Compare

js-date-compare.js

var myDate = '05/05/2019';

var today = new Date();

function process(date) {
   var parts = date.split("/");
   return new Date(parts[2], parts[1] - 1, parts[0]);
}

if (process(myDate) <= today) {
   console.log('Before Today');
} else {
   console.log('After Today');
}