diff -r1.1 jquery.ui.datepicker.js 825c825 < var date = new Date(); --- > var date = this._get(inst, 'todayDate') || new Date(); 1257c1257 < this._determineDate(inst, this._get(inst, 'defaultDate'), new Date())); --- > this._determineDate(inst, this._get(inst, 'defaultDate'), this._get(inst, 'todayDate') || new Date())); 1263c1263 < var date = new Date(); --- > var date = this._get(inst, 'todayDate') || new Date(); 1276c1276 < $.datepicker._getDate(inst) : null) || new Date(); --- > $.datepicker._getDate(inst) : null) || $.datepicker._get(inst, 'todayDate') || new Date(); 1330c1330 < date = this._restrictMinMax(inst, this._determineDate(inst, date, new Date())); --- > date = this._restrictMinMax(inst, this._determineDate(inst, date, this._get(inst, 'todayDate') || new Date())); 1352c1352 < var today = new Date(); --- > var today = this._get(inst, 'todayDate') || new Date();