Rewinding to Thursday, October 29, 1942…
Thursday · Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
The world on October 29, 1942 in Daytona Beach.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 77°F in Daytona Beach.
77°F/ 25°C high
Low of 71°F · 0.08 in of rain
The sun rose at 7:34 am and set at 6:41 pm — 11h 7m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waning gibbous watched over you.
71% lit · 20.2 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Daytona Beach's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 251,571 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
DAYTONA BEACH · 1942-10-29
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
4,384 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
84 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Scorpio.
Star sign
Scorpio
Water sign
Chinese zodiac
Horse
Water Horse
Birthstone
Opal
for your month
Birth flower
Marigold
for your month
Generation
Silent Generation
1928–1945
Day of the week
Thursday
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