Rewinding to Thursday 15 September 1977…
Thursday · Enugu, Nigeria
Chimamanda, you arrived on 15 September 1977 in Enugu.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 28°C in Enugu.
28°C/ 82°F high
Low of 22°C · 9.3 mm of rain
The sun rose at 06:20 and set at 18:29 — 12h 9m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waxing crescent watched over you.
7% lit · 2.6 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Enugu's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 371,564 km away — closer than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Best Of My Love”
by The Emotions — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 5 weeks, taking over from “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”.
Tap the cover for a 30-second preview
04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1977-09-15
BREAD COSTS 5.5× 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
2,564 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
49 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Virgo.
Star sign
Virgo
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Snake
Fire Snake
Birthstone
Sapphire
for your month
Birth flower
Aster
for your month
Generation
Generation X
1965–1980
Day of the week
Thursday
And so much more you’d never guess or remember.
Unlock the rest of your day · $1.99Every chapter + your certificateApple Pay · Google Pay · card · one-time, no account
28,333 people opened their day this month
Give a day
Send someone their day.
A birthday, wedding or new-baby card. Their #1 song plays as the envelope opens, then your message, then their whole day, nothing sealed, with a certificate in their name.
Make a card · $9.99🎄 Or a Christmas card: it opens Christmas morning →One-time · they never see a price
Compare your day with someone’s →
Your mom, your partner, your best friend: add their birthday and see the world between your two days.
Everything about 1977 in the U.S.: prices, #1 songs, news →