When crossing the dateline and proceeding to the west, you lose a day. You tear a daily page
from your calendar, and crank your wrist-watch forward 24 hours.
No. The International Date Line does not go through China.
The International dateline.
In that direction, you turn your calendar ahead 24 hours when you cross the line.
you go back a day from the day you are on
The International Dateline.
no u would not cross the date line because u would take the quickest route which is to go east therefore u would not cross it
Add 1 day in addition to any other applicable time zone adjustment.
east-bound
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The equator and the International dateline cross. the distance between a point on one and a point on the other can be anywhere between zero and about 6,214 miles.
Both the equator and the International date line cross through the Pacific Ocean. In fact, the point where these two lines meet is in this body of water.
When you cross the IDL, you turn your calendar one whole day, either forward or backward depending on what direction you're traveling. If you're traveling westward, with the US behind you and Japan in front of you, turn your calendar forward a day when you cross the line, and skip 24 hours. If you're traveling eastward, with China behind you and Canada in front of you, turn your calendar back a day when you cross the line, and repeat the previous 24 hours.