var app = angular.module('plunker', ['ngMaterial']);

app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) {
  
  var monthFormat =  buildLocaleProvider("MMM-YYYY");
  var ymdFormat =  buildLocaleProvider( "YYYY-MM-DD");


    function buildLocaleProvider(formatString) {
        return {
            formatDate: function (date) {
                if (date) return moment(date).format(formatString);
                else return null;
            },
            parseDate: function (dateString) {
                if (dateString) {
                    var m = moment(dateString, formatString, true);
                    return m.isValid() ? m.toDate() : new Date(NaN);
                }
                else return null;
            }
        };
    }

  
  $scope.dateFields = [
                {
                    type: 'date',
                    required: false,
                    binding: 'applicant.pickADate',
                    label: 'Standard Date Field - picking day, month and year',
                    startView: 'day',
                    mode: 'day',
                    locale: ymdFormat
                },
                {
                    type: 'date',
                    required: true,
                    binding: 'applicant.dateOfBirth',
                    label: 'Date of Birth (date picker that starts with month and year, but still needs day)',
                    startView: 'month',
                    mode: 'day',
                    locale: ymdFormat
                },
                {
                    type: 'date',
                    required: false,
                    binding: 'applicant.expectedGraduation',
                    startView: 'month',
                    label: 'Credit Card Expiry - Year/Month picker',
                    mode: 'month',
                    locale: monthFormat
                }
    ];
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="plunker">

<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8" />
  <title>AngularJS material-sidenav Plunker</title>
  <script>
    document.write('<base href="' + document.location + '" />');
  </script>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://static.formhero.io/formhero/js/material/v1.1.1-fh-build/angular-material.min.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
  <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.15.1/moment-with-locales.min.js"></script>
  <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.5.5/angular.min.js"></script>
  <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.5.5/angular-animate.min.js"></script>
  <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.5.5/angular-aria.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://static.formhero.io/formhero/js/material/v1.1.1-fh-build/angular-material.min.js"></script>
  <script src="app.js"></script>
</head>

<body layout="row" layout-wrap flex layout-fill layout-align="start start" ng-controller="MainCtrl">
    <md-input-container flex="100" layout="column">
          <div style="font-size: 10px; color: blue;" label ng-bind="::dateFields[0].label"></div>
          <md-datepicker ng-model="dateFields[0].selectedDate"
                     ng-required="dateFields[0].required"
                     md-date-locale="dateFields[0].locale"
                     md-current-view="month"
                     md-open-on-focus="true">
        </md-datepicker>
    </md-input-container>
    <md-input-container flex="100" layout="column">
          <div style="font-size: 10px; color: blue;" label ng-bind="::dateFields[1].label"></div>
          <md-datepicker ng-model="dateFields[1].selectedDate"
                     ng-required="dateFields[1].required"
                     md-date-locale="dateFields[1].locale"
                     md-current-view="year"
                     md-open-on-focus="true">
        </md-datepicker>
    </md-input-container>
    <md-input-container flex="100" layout="column">
          <div style="font-size: 10px; color: blue;" label ng-bind="::dateFields[2].label"></div>
          <md-datepicker ng-model="dateFields[2].selectedDate"
                     ng-required="dateFields[2].required"
                     md-date-locale="dateFields[2].locale"
                     md-mode="{{dateFields[2].mode}}"
                     md-open-on-focus="true">
        </md-datepicker>
    </md-input-container>
</body>

</html>
/* Put your css in here */