<label>Select Date: </label>
<div id="datepicker" class="input-group date" data-date-format="mm-dd-yyyy">
    <input class="form-control" type="text" readonly />
    <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i></span>
</div>

label{margin-left: 20px;}
#datepicker{width:180px; margin: 0 20px 20px 20px;}
#datepicker > span:hover{cursor: pointer;}

$(function () {
  $("#datepicker").datepicker({ 
        autoclose: true, 
        todayHighlight: true
  }).datepicker('update', new Date());
});