Rewinding to Friday 31 December 1937…
Friday · Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom
The world on 31 December 1937 in Port Talbot.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
Before the weather records began.
Hourly climate records for this spot begin in 1940, so this day stays a little mysterious.
02The sky that night
A new moon watched over you.
1% lit · 28.7 days into its cycle
Looking up from Port Talbot that evening, you could have spotted Saturn without a telescope.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 252,219 miles away — farther than usual.
03On every radio
Before the charts began.
The weekly singles chart we use begins in August 1958 — your day predates it.
04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1937-12-31
US national averages · ≈ = estimated from inflation
05Your life in numbers
Since that day, you have lived…
0
seconds
and counting, right now
0
heartbeats
at a resting average of 80 a minute
0
breaths
give or take a few yawns
0
sunrises
4,636 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
88 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Friday's child, under Capricorn.
Star sign
Capricorn
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Ox
Fire Ox
Birthstone
Turquoise
for your month
Birth flower
Narcissus
for your month
Generation
Silent Generation
1928–1945
Day of the week
Friday
And so much more you’d never guess or remember.
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