var monthNames = [ 'Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec' ]; function formatDate(ts, showYear) { var d = new Date(ts*1000), day = d.getDate(), month = monthNames[d.getMonth()], year = (''+ d.getFullYear()).slice(2); if (showYear) { return month +' '+ day +" '"+ year; } else { return month +' '+ day; } }