Rewinding to Friday 11 November 1955…
Friday · Brilon, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Friedrich, you arrived on 11 November 1955 in Brilon.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
It was overcast in Brilon.
10°C/ 50°F high
Low of 5°C · dry · wind up to 15 km/h
The sun rose at 07:34 and set at 16:43 — 9h 9m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waning crescent watched over you.
7% lit · 27.1 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Brilon's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 394,030 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. · 1955-11-11
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
3,704 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
70 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Friday's child, under Scorpio.
Star sign
Scorpio
Water sign
Chinese zodiac
Goat
Wood Goat
Birthstone
Topaz
for your month
Birth flower
Chrysanthemum
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Friday
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