Rewinding to Thursday, January 4, 1962…
Thursday · Newark, New Jersey, United States
The world on January 4, 1962 in Newark.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 44°F in Newark.
44°F/ 7°C high
Low of 27°F · dry
The sun rose at 7:21 am and set at 4:42 pm — 9h 21m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waning crescent watched over you.
3% lit · 28 days into its cycle
Looking up from Newark that evening, you could have spotted Uranus without a telescope.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 230,956 miles away — closer than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
by The Tokens — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “Please Mr. Postman”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
NEWARK · 1962-01-04
BREAD COSTS 11× 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
3,383 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
64 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Capricorn.
Star sign
Capricorn
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Ox
Metal Ox
Birthstone
Garnet
for your month
Birth flower
Carnation
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Thursday
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