useful.js

function format_date(date) {
  d = (date.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + date.getDate() + "/" + date.getFullYear() + " " + formatAMPM(date);
  console.log(date + " : " + d);
  return d;
};

function formatAMPM(date) {
  var hours = date.getHours();
  var minutes = date.getMinutes();
  var ampm = hours >= 12 ? 'PM' : 'AM';
  hours = hours % 12;
  hours = hours ? hours : 12; // the hour '0' should be '12'
  minutes = minutes < 10 ? '0' + minutes : minutes;
  var strTime = hours + ':' + minutes + ' ' + ampm;
  return strTime;
};