Date.prototype.getWeek = function() { var date = new Date(this.getTime()); date.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0); // Thursday in current week decides the year. date.setDate(date.getDate() + 3 - (date.getDay() + 6) % 7); // January 4 is always in week 1. var week1 = new Date(date.getFullYear(), 0, 4); // Adjust to Thursday in week 1 and count number of weeks from date to week1. return 1 + Math.round(((date.getTime() - week1.getTime()) / 86400000 - 3 + (week1.getDay() + 6) % 7) / 7); }