Rewinding to Monday 7 January 1985…
Monday · Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
The world on 7 January 1985 in Stevenage.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of -2°C in Stevenage.
-2°C/ 28°F high
Low of -5°C · 1.0 mm of precipitation · wind up to 21 mph
The sun rose at 08:06 and set at 16:07 — 8h 1m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A full moon watched over you.
99% lit · 15.6 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Stevenage's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 233,915 miles away, right about average.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Like A Virgin”
by Madonna — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks, taking over from “Out Of Touch”.
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04What a pound bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
PRICES IN UNITED KINGDOM · 1985-01-07
Measured shop prices
Prices: Office for National Statistics (UK)
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
2,182 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
41 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Monday's child, under Capricorn.
Star sign
Capricorn
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Rat
Wood Rat
Birthstone
Garnet
for your month
Birth flower
Carnation
for your month
Generation
Millennials
1981–1996
Day of the week
Monday
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