function validateDate(date) {
    var date = new Date(date);
    var now = new Date();
    now.setHours(0,0,0,0);
    alert(date);

    if(date.getFullYear() < now.getFullYear()){
        alert("date selected is less than todays year")
        return false;
    }
    else{
        if(date.getFullYear() === now.getFullYear()){
            var nowMonth = now.getMonth();
            var dateMonth = date.getMonth();

            if(dateMonth <= nowMonth){
                alert("date selected is less than or equal to todays"+ nowMonth + dateMonth)
                return false;
            }
            else{
                return true;
            }
        }else{
            return true;
        }
    }}

var nowMonth = now.getMonth();
        var dateMonth = date.getMonth();

January == 11
February == 0
March == 1
April == 2
etc...