Rewinding to Thursday 26 May 1966…
Thursday · London, England, United Kingdom
Helena, you arrived on 26 May 1966 in London.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 12°C in London.
12°C/ 53°F high
Low of 10°C · dry
The sun rose at 04:55 and set at 21:00 — 16h 5m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A first quarter watched over you.
44% lit · 6.8 days into its cycle
Looking up from London that evening, you could have spotted Jupiter and Uranus without a telescope.
It was spring in your half of the world.
The Moon was 229,816 miles away — closer 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
PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1966-05-26
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
3,154 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
60 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Gemini.
Star sign
Gemini
Air 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
Thursday
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