Rewinding to Friday 3 December 1948…
Friday · Marston Green, England, United Kingdom
The world on 3 December 1948 in Marston Green.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 9°C in Marston Green.
9°C/ 48°F high
Low of 9°C · dry
The sun rose at 07:57 and set at 15:55 — 7h 58m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waxing crescent watched over you.
11% lit · 3.1 days into its cycle
Looking up from Marston Green that evening, you could have spotted Uranus without a telescope.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 243,718 miles away, right about average.
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. · 1948-12-03
BREAD COSTS 14× 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
4,066 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
77 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Friday's child, under Sagittarius.
Star sign
Sagittarius
Fire sign
Chinese zodiac
Rat
Earth Rat
Birthstone
Turquoise
for your month
Birth flower
Narcissus
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Friday
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