Rewinding to Tuesday, August 17, 1943…
Tuesday · New York, United States
The world on August 17, 1943 in New York.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 81°F in New York.
81°F/ 27°C high
Low of 67°F · dry
The sun rose at 6:07 am and set at 7:52 pm — 13h 45m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waning gibbous watched over you.
93% lit · 17.3 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above New York's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was summer in your half of the world.
The Moon was 226,237 miles away — closer 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
NEW YORK · 1943-08-17
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
4,342 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
83 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Tuesday's child, under Leo.
Star sign
Leo
Fire sign
Chinese zodiac
Goat
Water Goat
Birthstone
Peridot
for your month
Birth flower
Gladiolus
for your month
Generation
Silent Generation
1928–1945
Day of the week
Tuesday
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