Basics
DayAtlas is a digital day atlas that connects dates and locations. For any day and any available place, you’ll find historical events, birthdays and death anniversaries of notable personalities, current weather, the daily horoscope, and daily fortune cookie wisdom – all in one place.
For anyone curious about history and everyday life: students doing research, travellers who want to learn more about their destination, or simply people who want to know what happened on their birthday in their home town.
Yes, DayAtlas is completely free and requires no registration.
DayAtlas is available in German and English. Both language versions have their own URLs and are maintained equally.
Content & data
Historical content is sourced from the Wikimedia database and curated by date and location. The focus is on events connected to Europe and the respective places.
Weather data is retrieved in real time via the Open-Meteo API and reflects current conditions at the selected location.
Historical data on DayAtlas goes back to 1940.
The availability of data varies by place and era. Smaller towns and regions are naturally less documented in historical records than major cities.
A dedicated horoscope was created for every day of the year, matched to the zodiac sign of that date. It is not dynamically generated but carefully prepared content.
Every day, DayAtlas features an inspiring piece of wisdom in the style of a fortune cookie – a small daily surprise to spark reflection.
Locations & availability
In principle, any location worldwide can be entered – verification is handled via the Open-Meteo API. The editorial focus on historical events and personalities, however, lies on European cities and regions.
Europe offers an extraordinary density of history, culture and diversity in a compact area. This focus allows us to provide deep, high-quality content rather than covering the whole world superficially.
Since the location search runs via Open-Meteo, most places worldwide can already be entered directly – just try it in the search.
The primary focus is clearly on Europe. Since the location search works worldwide, places outside Europe can also be used – though historical content there will be less extensive.
Technology & usage
Simply enter a date and a location on the homepage. DayAtlas will take you to the corresponding page, which brings together all available information for that combination.
Yes. Every date-and-location combination has its own permanent URL – you can bookmark, share or link to it at any time.
There is currently no native app. DayAtlas is fully optimised for mobile devices, however, and works in the browser on smartphones and tablets just as well as on desktop.
Yes, DayAtlas is responsively designed and works on all common smartphones and tablets.