Rewinding to Friday, August 30, 1946…
Friday · New York, United States
Peggy, you arrived on August 30, 1946 in New York.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 68°F in New York.
68°F/ 20°C high
Low of 53°F · dry
The sun rose at 6:20 am and set at 7:32 pm — 13h 12m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waxing crescent watched over you.
18% lit · 4.1 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 245,914 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
NEW YORK · 1946-08-30
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
4,184 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
80 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Friday's child, under Virgo.
Star sign
Virgo
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Dog
Fire Dog
Birthstone
Peridot
for your month
Birth flower
Gladiolus
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Friday
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