function ISO8601_week_no(dt) { var tdt = new Date(dt.valueOf()); var dayn = (dt.getDay() + 6) % 7; tdt.setDate(tdt.getDate() - dayn + 3); var firstThursday = tdt.valueOf(); tdt.setMonth(0, 1); if (tdt.getDay() !== 4) { tdt.setMonth(0, 1 + ((4 - tdt.getDay()) + 7) % 7); } return 1 + Math.ceil((firstThursday - tdt) / 604800000); } dt = new Date(); console.log(ISO8601_week_no(dt)); dt = new Date(2015, 10, 1); console.log(ISO8601_week_no(dt));