Question

When you are traveling from the east to the west and you cross the international date line do you repeat a day or lose a day?

Answer 1

A person who goes around the world from east to west (the same direction as Magellan's voyage) would lose one hour for every 15° of longitude crossed, and would lose 24 hours for one circuit of the globe from east to west if they did not compensate by adding 24 hours when they crossed the IDL. In contrast, a west-to-east circumnavigation of the globe gains an hour for every 15° of longitude crossed and requires subtracting 24 hours when crossing the IDL. The IDL must therefore be observed in conjunction with the Earth's time zones: on crossing it in either direction, the calendar date is adjusted by one day.

Answer 2

kk!! thank you:)

Answer 3

You get it @bubblegumcrazy

Answer 4

When I flew from Auckland New Zealand to Honolulu, we took off at 8pm Thursday and landed in Hawaii at 7:30am the same day.

Answer 5

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