2006-07-17 03:49:43 · 15 answers · asked by nikki c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The day two days before a meteor bounces of Mars and ends all life as we know it.
2006-07-17 04:13:19 · answer #1 · answered by Rayquaza Ice 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This question seems simple, but I've never thought of it before, and the answer might be surprisingly complicated. "What is today" depends on whether or not you use clocks and the standard time zones, and it also depends on whether you're near the north or south pole.
Before clocks, "today" meant the time between sunrise and sunset (otherwise it would be "tonight"). So anyplace in the world where there is daylight, that would be "today".
But then they invented the time zones and the International Date Line that runs down the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Suppose the sun is high above Hawaii. At that time it's daylight in Tokyo and in San Francisco. People in Tokyo would say it's "today" there, and "yesterday" in San Francisco. But people in San Francisco would say it's "today" there and "tomorrow" in Tokyo.
Now suppose you're an Eskimo living near the North Pole, and it's summertime. The sun doesn't set for up to six months, so during that time you never have a "tonight". That means that "today" --the time between sunrise and sunset -- can also last up to six months. And the same thing happens in Antarctica.
Near the equator -- between the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer -- "today" lasts about 12 hours, give or take. But in the temperate zones (the United States, for instance), "today" varies substantially. Near the summer solstice in late June, "today" might last 15 hours, whereas near the winter solstice in late December, "today" might only be 9 hours.
That's today.
2006-07-17 08:18:40 · answer #2 · answered by bpiguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
today is a comical misnomer to something that has only existed for 2006 rotations of the earth around the sun from a fixed celistial point in space and subfractions there of. Time is like a white hot ball of ever expanding gas that never returns to its original dimensions , and trying to apply the modern system of time to it is like trying to place a wax seal on the sun. A Gregorian date cannot stick to time. today is just the initial original "moment" blah blah blah etc etc
2006-07-17 06:25:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Monday, the 17th of July 2006 Time 10.30 PM in a South Indian City.
2006-07-17 06:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by Electric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Astronomy and Space? Uh... Space Shuttle Discovery Landing Day! Woohoo!
2006-07-17 03:55:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today is the first day in the rest of our lives!
2006-07-17 03:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by crazyotto65 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monday
2006-07-17 04:46:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So lazy to go work cuz I got just 1 day off on Sunday and today's Monday again. it's not enough for me!!
2006-07-17 04:04:47 · answer #8 · answered by Cath_Y7777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today is the best day of your life, because the good Lord let you live to ask this question.
Have a better day tomorrow.
2006-07-17 03:57:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Discovery landed safely this morning. That's what today is.
2006-07-17 04:07:21 · answer #10 · answered by BeC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋