it is one day before the day on the eastern side
The Greenwich (or Prime) Meridian and its "continuation" on the other side of the earth which is approximately the International Date Line.
not sure what is up with all that^ but from the north pole to the south pole on one side of the world the international date line is the international date line. On the other side of the world The international date line is the prime meridian
Australia sits to the west of the international date line. If it is Saturday in the US, it is Sunday in Australia.
Although the line at 180° passes right through Fiji, the International Date Line at that latitude is relocated to the east sides of Western Samoa and Tonga. I don't know how many miles that is, but it's at least 6° of longitude east of 180°. (Western Samoa relocated the International Date Line to its east side in December, 2011, less than seven months before the time of this writing.)
One day ahead
Samoa is on the right side of the International Date Line in the Western Hemisphere.
it is one day before the day on the eastern side
it is one day before the day on the eastern side
The Greenwich (or Prime) Meridian and its "continuation" on the other side of the earth which is approximately the International Date Line.
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
The International Date Line runs between Russia and Alaska. The Eastern Hemisphere is a day ahead of the Western Hemisphere.
not sure what is up with all that^ but from the north pole to the south pole on one side of the world the international date line is the international date line. On the other side of the world The international date line is the prime meridian
Although the line at 180° passes right through Fiji, the International Date Line at that latitude is relocated to the east sides of Western Samoa and Tonga. I don't know how many miles that is, but it's at least 6° of longitude east of 180°. (Western Samoa relocated the International Date Line to its east side in December, 2011, less than seven months before the time of this writing.)
Australia sits to the west of the international date line. If it is Saturday in the US, it is Sunday in Australia.
The International Date Line.