Rewinding to Wednesday, November 16, 1977…
Wednesday · Manhattan, New York, United States
Maggie, you arrived on November 16, 1977 in Manhattan.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 60°F in Manhattan.
60°F/ 16°C high
Low of 46°F · 0.01 in of rain
The sun rose at 6:44 am and set at 4:36 pm — 9h 53m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A first quarter watched over you.
41% lit · 6.5 days into its cycle
Looking up from Manhattan that evening, you could have spotted Jupiter without a telescope.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 232,254 miles away — closer than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “You Light Up My Life”
by Debby Boone — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks, taking over from “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band”.
Tap the cover for a 30-second preview
04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
MANHATTAN · 1977-11-16
BREAD COSTS 5.4× 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
2,555 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
48 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Wednesday's child, under Scorpio.
Star sign
Scorpio
Water sign
Chinese zodiac
Snake
Fire Snake
Birthstone
Topaz
for your month
Birth flower
Chrysanthemum
for your month
Generation
Generation X
1965–1980
Day of the week
Wednesday
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 →