How to get the date from jQuery UI datepicker

Use

var jsDate = $('#your_datepicker_id').datepicker('getDate');
if (jsDate !== null) { // if any date selected in datepicker
    jsDate instanceof Date; // -> true
    jsDate.getDate();
    jsDate.getMonth();
    jsDate.getFullYear();
}

Try this, works like charm, gives the date you have selected. onsubmit form try to get this value:-

var date = $("#scheduleDate").datepicker({ dateFormat: 'dd,MM,yyyy' }).val();

Reference here

You can retrieve the date by using the getDate function:

$("#datepicker").datepicker( 'getDate' );

The value is returned as a JavaScript Date object.

If you want to use this value when the user selects a date, you can use the onSelect event:

$("#datepicker").datepicker({
   onSelect: function(dateText, inst) { 
      var dateAsString = dateText; //the first parameter of this function
      var dateAsObject = $(this).datepicker( 'getDate' ); //the getDate method
   }
});

The first parameter is in this case the selected Date as String. Use parseDate to convert it to a JS Date Object.

See http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Datepicker for the full jQuery UI DatePicker reference.