Rewinding to Sunday 16 April 1939…
Sunday · London, England, United Kingdom
The world on 16 April 1939 in London.
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 waning crescent watched over you.
8% lit · 26.8 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above London's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was spring in your half of the world.
The Moon was 247,458 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. · 1939-04-16
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
4,569 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
87 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Sunday's child, under Aries.
Star sign
Aries
Fire sign
Chinese zodiac
Rabbit
Earth Rabbit
Birthstone
Diamond
for your month
Birth flower
Daisy
for your month
Generation
Silent Generation
1928–1945
Day of the week
Sunday
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