Some simple javascript to retrieve the current date. The 'time' is based on the user's system clock. For this test, click the **Get Date** button. The date will be displayed and spoken to you.

command-get-date.html

<div class="row">
	<div class="col-md-2 col-sm-2 col-xs-2">
		<p><button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" id="get-date-btn"><span>Get Date</span></button></p>
	</div><!-- .col -->
	<div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-10">
		<div class="panel panel-default">
			<div class="panel-heading">Response Status</div>
			<div class="panel-body">
				<p>Current date: <input id="date" type="text" class="form-control"/></p>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div><!-- .col -->
</div><!-- .row -->

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
	"use strict";
	
	$(document).ready(function() {

		// record button functionality
		$("#get-date-btn").click(function(event){
			event.preventDefault();
			getCurrDate();	
		});
		
		// function to speak a response
		var speakText = function(response) {
			
			// setup synthesis
			var msg = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance();
			var voices = window.speechSynthesis.getVoices();
			msg.voice = voices[2];					// Note: some voices don't support altering params
			msg.voiceURI = 'native';
			msg.volume = 1;							// 0 to 1
			msg.rate = 1;							// 0.1 to 10
			msg.pitch = 2;							// 0 to 2
			msg.text = response;
			msg.lang = 'en-US';
			
			speechSynthesis.speak(msg);
		}
		
		// define the 'what time is it' command/response
		var getCurrDate = function() {

			var weekdayNames	= new Array(7);				// create array containing names of days
			weekdayNames[0]		= "Sunday";
			weekdayNames[1]		= "Monday";
			weekdayNames[2]		= "Tuesday";
			weekdayNames[3]		= "Wednesday";
			weekdayNames[4]		= "Thursday";
			weekdayNames[5]		= "Friday";
			weekdayNames[6]		= "Saturday";

			var monthNames	= new Array(12);				// create array containing names of months
			monthNames[0]		= "January";
			monthNames[1]		= "February";
			monthNames[2]		= "March";
			monthNames[3]		= "April";
			monthNames[4]		= "May";
			monthNames[5]		= "June";
			monthNames[6]		= "July";
			monthNames[7]		= "August";
			monthNames[8]		= "September";
			monthNames[9]		= "October";
			monthNames[10]		= "November";
			monthNames[11]		= "December";
			
			var d				= new Date();				// setup new Date object
			
			var dayNum			= d.getDate();				// get the day of the month
			var dayName			= weekdayNames[d.getDay()];	// get name of the day
			var monthName		= monthNames[d.getMonth()];	// get name of the month
			var year			= d.getFullYear();			// get 4-digit year
			
			var ordinal			= "";
			if(dayNum > 3 && dayNum < 21) {					// determine correct ordinal based on day of month
				ordinal			= "th";
			}
			switch (dayNum % 10) {
				case 1:		ordinal = "st";
				case 2:		ordinal = "nd";
				case 3:		ordinal = "rd";
				default:	ordinal = "th";
			}
			
			var response	= dayName + ", " + monthName + " " + dayNum + ordinal +", " + year;
			
			$("#date").val(response);							// write date
			speakText(response);								// speak the response
		};
		
	});
</script>