Try this:
function dateToEpoch(thedate) {
var time = thedate.getTime();
return time - (time % 86400000);
}
or this:
function dateToEpoch2(thedate) {
return thedate.setHours(0,0,0,0);
}
Example : http://jsfiddle.net/chns490n/1/
Reference: (Number) Date.prototype.setHours(hour, min, sec, millisec)