Rewinding to Saturday 2 March 1963…
Saturday · Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
The world on 2 March 1963 in Darlinghurst.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 24°C in Darlinghurst.
24°C/ 75°F high
Low of 20°C · 4.3 mm of rain
The sun rose at 5:42 am and set at 6:31 pm — 12h 49m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A first quarter watched over you.
47% lit · 7.1 days into its cycle
Looking up from Darlinghurst that evening, you could have spotted Mars and Uranus without a telescope.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 373,503 km away — closer than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Walk Like A Man”
by The 4 Seasons — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “Hey Paula”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1963-03-02
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
3,323 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
63 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Saturday's child, under Pisces.
Star sign
Pisces
Water sign
Chinese zodiac
Rabbit
Water Rabbit
Birthstone
Aquamarine
for your month
Birth flower
Daffodil
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Saturday
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