To: SamAdams76
Actually, they would be a day ahead of us (here in the States)
The IDL is the cut-off point... it is where a new day starts. If you cross it from West to East (ie, going from Japan to Seattle) you loose a day. The other direction however, you gain a day.
To: plewis1250
Um, no. It was still the day after Easter albeit really late a night.
To: plewis1250
Actually, they would be a day ahead of us (here in the States) The IDL is the cut-off point... it is where a new day starts. If you cross it from West to East (ie, going from Japan to Seattle) you loose a day. The other direction however, you gain a day.Nope! 'Tis the other way around. I know because I lost a birthday once (no, didn't really miss it that much) flying to Japan from SFO. I got a day back on the return trip, but the birthday was lost forever.
434 posted on
03/28/2005 10:41:10 AM PST by
IonImplantGuru
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