<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<input id='date' type='date' value='2009-11-11'>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var date = new Date().toISOString().substring(0, 10),
field = document.querySelector('#date');
field.value = date;
document.writeln(field.value);
</script>
</body>
</html>