Rewinding to Monday, May 16, 1966…
Monday · Gary, Indiana, United States
Janet, you arrived on May 16, 1966 in Gary.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 63°F in Gary.
63°F/ 17°C high
Low of 52°F · dry
The sun rose at 5:29 am and set at 8:02 pm — 14h 33m of daylight.
Measured at the Gary weather station, 14 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 waning crescent watched over you.
11% lit · 26.3 days into its cycle
Looking up from Gary that evening, you could have spotted Jupiter and Uranus without a telescope.
It was spring in your half of the world.
The Moon was 246,897 miles away — farther than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Monday, Monday”
by The Mamas & The Papas — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “Good Lovin'”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
GARY · 1966-05-16
BREAD COSTS 10× 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
3,155 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
60 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Monday's child, under Taurus.
Star sign
Taurus
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Horse
Fire Horse
Birthstone
Emerald
for your month
Birth flower
Lily of the valley
for your month
Generation
Generation X
1965–1980
Day of the week
Monday
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