Rewinding to Friday, January 31, 1947…
Friday · Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Jonathan, you arrived on January 31, 1947 in Washington D.C..
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 70°F in Washington D.C..
70°F/ 21°C high
Low of 40°F · dry
The sun rose at 7:16 am and set at 5:27 pm — 10h 12m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waxing gibbous watched over you.
73% lit · 9.6 days into its cycle
Looking up from Washington D.C. that evening, you could have spotted Saturn without a telescope.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 228,035 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
WASHINGTON D.C. · 1947-01-31
BREAD COSTS 15× WHAT IT DID
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
4,162 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
79 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Friday's child, under Aquarius.
Star sign
Aquarius
Air sign
Chinese zodiac
Pig
Fire Pig
Birthstone
Garnet
for your month
Birth flower
Carnation
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Friday
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