there is no non political answer !
2006-12-31 11:39:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Kiribati, in the Pacific Ocean.
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/first_sunrise.html#kiri
If you are talking about the USA, then the 1st actual location that will see the Sun is Cadillac Mountain, Maine.
The first major metropolitan area in the United States to see the Sun rise is Miami Beach, Florida at 7:07 EST, the same time as the sunrise at the summit of Katahdin Mountain, Maine. Here's the link:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/first_sunrise.html#US
[Edit] To Rocky:
Greenwich is opposite of the International Date Line, therefore, will be approx 18 hours from the start of a new day... [End Edit]
2006-12-31 11:41:18 · answer #1 · answered by Big Mack 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Mercury
2006-12-31 19:40:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Greenwich, England. Zero meridian
2006-12-31 19:47:12 · answer #3 · answered by jimmymae2000 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's near London, Lisbon, Dublin where the time is set 0+.
2006-12-31 19:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by giovabao 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
skyline or horizon, the sun will rise on any country the same way
what makes the difference is the hour
2006-12-31 19:49:20 · answer #5 · answered by Byzantino 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You could argue that it is just to the west of the international date line.
2006-12-31 19:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by kentata 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how Earth is spinning and orbiting.
2006-12-31 19:54:17 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan P 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
West!?
2006-12-31 19:46:58 · answer #8 · answered by karo_80 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Logically, where it set first.
2006-12-31 19:41:49 · answer #9 · answered by docrider28 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the east
2006-12-31 19:46:13 · answer #10 · answered by Free 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋