var montharray=new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec")

function countdown(yr,m,d){
	var today = new Date();
	var todayy = today.getYear();
	if (todayy < 1000)
		todayy += 1900;
	var todaym = today.getMonth();
	var todayd = today.getDate();
	var todaystring = montharray[todaym]+" "+todayd+", "+todayy;
	var futurestring = montharray[m-1]+" "+d+", "+yr;
	var difference = (Math.round((Date.parse(futurestring)-Date.parse(todaystring))/(24*60*60*1000))*1);
	if (difference>0){
		var resultDif = "<span class='count-text'>Fjöldi daga til næsta sjómannadags: <span class='count-white'>"+difference+"</span></span>";
		document.getElementById('cdcontainer').innerHTML = resultDif;
	}
		
}
//enter the count down date using the format year/month/day