Current Date Display--Javascript

Current Date Display:

var now = new Date();
            var date = now.getDate();
            if (date == 1 || date == 21 || date == 31)
                $("#date").append(date + " ^st ");
            else if (date == 2 || date == 22)
                $("#date").append(date + " ^nd ");

            else if (date == 23 || date == 3)
                $("#date").append(date + " ^rd ");
            else
                $("#date").append(date + " ^th ");

            var monthNames = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June",
                "July", "August", "September", "Octber", "November", "December"];

/** Append this to the required Label*/
            $("#__labelid_").append("" + monthNames[now.getMonth()]);