title: Is there a string format of Date that works in all browsers and all localities?
body: <p>Is there a string format of a date that a Date object can be built from (i.e. <code>new Date('date string')</code>) that works in all browsers and localities/timezones?</p>
  
  <p>We've tried using the format <a href="http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#global-dates-and-times" rel="nofollow">suggested in the HTML5 spec</a> of <code>yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+hh:mm</code>, but ran into issues with Safari and IE. We've tried using the less-formal format of <code>mm/dd/yyyy hh:ss:mm</code> which works but, as far as I know, "month before day" formatting can be ambiguous if your locale settings assume the first number to be a day (non-American countries). Also, it doesn't attach a timezone which would have issues with different timezones.</p>