Rewinding to Wednesday 26 March 1941…
Wednesday · Nairobi, Kenya
The world on 26 March 1941 in Nairobi.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 26°C in Nairobi.
26°C/ 79°F high
Low of 15°C · 5.6 mm of rain
The sun rose at 06:20 and set at 18:26 — 12h 6m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A new moon watched over you.
1% lit · 28.6 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Nairobi's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 401,699 km 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. · 1941-03-26
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
4,467 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
85 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Wednesday's child, under Aries.
Star sign
Aries
Fire sign
Chinese zodiac
Snake
Metal Snake
Birthstone
Aquamarine
for your month
Birth flower
Daffodil
for your month
Generation
Silent Generation
1928–1945
Day of the week
Wednesday
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