var startDate = moment.parse("18/02/2013", "DD/MM/YYYY");
var today = new Date();
var dd = today.getDate();
var mm = today.getMonth()+1; //January is 0!
var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
if(dd<10) {
dd='0'+dd
}
if(mm<10) {
mm='0'+mm
}
today = dd+'/'+mm+'/'+yyyy;
if (today.isAfter(startDate)) {
...
}