Rewinding to Friday 12 September 1980…
Friday · Shanghai, China
The world on 12 September 1980 in Shanghai.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 29°C in Shanghai.
29°C/ 83°F high
Low of 17°C · dry
The sun rose at 05:36 and set at 18:04 — 12h 28m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waxing crescent watched over you.
9% lit · 2.8 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Shanghai's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 406,212 km away — farther than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Upside Down”
by Diana Ross — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, taking over from “Sailing”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1980-09-12
BREAD COSTS 3.6× 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
2,408 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
46 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Friday's child, under Virgo.
Star sign
Virgo
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Monkey
Metal Monkey
Birthstone
Sapphire
for your month
Birth flower
Aster
for your month
Generation
Generation X
1965–1980
Day of the week
Friday
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