Born in 1947: your star
Light that set out in 1947 is reaching Earth right now from stars about 79 light years away. Here is the star for each month of 1947: the one whose light left it then and is arriving about now.
| Month | Star | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| January | Merak | 79.7 light years |
| February | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| March | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| April | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| May | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| June | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| July | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| August | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| September | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| October | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| November | Regulus | 79.3 light years |
| December | ζ Ursae Majoris B | 78.8 light years |