Rewinding to Wednesday, May 13, 1964…
Wednesday · Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Stephen, you arrived on May 13, 1964 in Washington D.C..
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 79°F in Washington D.C..
79°F/ 26°C high
Low of 64°F · 1.17 in of rain
The sun rose at 5:57 am and set at 8:12 pm — 14h 15m of daylight.
Measured at the WasHington reagan natl ap weather station, 5 km away (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Sunrise and sunset are calculated for this city.
Reconstructed from historical climate data — the closest thing we have to a weather time machine.
02The sky that night
A waxing crescent watched over you.
7% lit · 2.5 days into its cycle
Looking up from Washington D.C. that evening, you could have spotted Venus and Uranus without a telescope.
It was spring in your half of the world.
The Moon was 223,708 miles away — closer than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Hello, Dolly!”
by Louis Armstrong And The All Stars — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week, taking over from “Can't Buy Me Love”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
WASHINGTON D.C. · 1964-05-13
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
3,260 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
62 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Wednesday's child, under Taurus.
Star sign
Taurus
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Dragon
Wood Dragon
Birthstone
Emerald
for your month
Birth flower
Lily of the valley
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Wednesday
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