Rewinding to Thursday, September 10, 1953…
Thursday · Palo Alto, California, United States
Amy, you arrived on September 10, 1953 in Palo Alto.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 87°F in Palo Alto.
87°F/ 31°C high
Low of 59°F · dry
The sun rose at 6:46 am and set at 7:24 pm — 12h 38m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waxing crescent watched over you.
7% lit · 2.5 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Palo Alto's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 252,114 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
PALO ALTO · 1953-09-10
BREAD COSTS 12× 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
3,817 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
73 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Virgo.
Star sign
Virgo
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Snake
Water Snake
Birthstone
Sapphire
for your month
Birth flower
Aster
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Thursday
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