Rewinding to Monday, August 20, 1956…
Monday · Rochelle, Illinois, United States
The world on August 20, 1956 in Rochelle.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
It was overcast in Rochelle.
67°F/ 19°C high
Low of 52°F · dry · wind up to 9 mph
The sun rose at 5:09 am and set at 6:49 pm — 13h 40m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A full moon watched over you.
100% lit · 14.4 days into its cycle
Looking up from Rochelle that evening, you could have spotted Saturn without a telescope.
It was summer in your half of the world.
The Moon was 250,860 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
ROCHELLE · 1956-08-20
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
3,663 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
70 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Monday's child, under Leo.
Star sign
Leo
Fire sign
Chinese zodiac
Monkey
Fire Monkey
Birthstone
Peridot
for your month
Birth flower
Gladiolus
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Monday
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