Rewinding to Thursday 23 September 1943…
Thursday · Madrid, Spain
The world on 23 September 1943 in Madrid.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 19°C in Madrid.
19°C/ 65°F high
Low of 9°C · 10.0 mm of rain
The sun rose at 08:02 and set at 20:11 — 12h 10m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waning crescent watched over you.
27% lit · 24.4 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Madrid's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 404,650 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. · 1943-09-23
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
4,337 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
83 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Libra.
Star sign
Libra
Air sign
Chinese zodiac
Goat
Water Goat
Birthstone
Sapphire
for your month
Birth flower
Aster
for your month
Generation
Silent Generation
1928–1945
Day of the week
Thursday
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