2007-01-01 01:12:56 · 9 answers · asked by qaziwasimshahid 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The start of a new day occurs first at the International Date Line (IDL), which runs north south through the Pacific Ocean. So the first places to see the "first ray of sun", the dawn, are those immediately west of the IDL.
Millennium Island (formerly Caroline Island), in the chain of the Line Islands of the Republic of Kiribati in the Central Pacific Ocean can claim to be the first place to celebrate each new dawn, but not without controversy. Kiribati, an archipelago of 33 Micronesian Islands scattered over 5 million sq kilometres, used to straddle the International Date Line which meant that the islands on one side of the IDL were a full day ahead of islands on the other side. In 1995 Kiribati decided all of its islands should be on the same day.
To do this the IDL had to be moved to the east, around the coast of the most eastern island, now called Millennium Island. South Pacific neighbours accused Kiribati of tinkering with time to cash in on Millennium fever.
Not to be outdone, in September 1999, The Kingdom of Tonga proclaimed the introduction of daylight savings from October to April. Effectively placing Tonga in the same time zone as Kiribati.
New Zealand's Chatham Islands see the dawn fifteen minutes after Kiribati and Tonga, followed by Fiji and mainland New Zealand 45 minutes after that.
The first significant city to see the sun is Gisborne, on New Zealand's North Island.
2007-01-01 02:51:37 · answer #1 · answered by submergency 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the rays of the sun covers huge parts of the earth, but probably the first were cities in the eastern part of the earth where the sun rises first.
2007-01-04 12:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by secnarF06 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when one half part of earth is lightened by sun then another part is dark and vice versa . And as earth is oval in shape therefore we cant anwser ur question.
ur question could have been answered if u would have given an area around which it is calculated instead of writing earth .
eg in india sunlight falls on mount everst first.
2007-01-01 01:38:32 · answer #3 · answered by shirshendu 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-01 09:39:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? The light of the sun hits the earth continuously. I think you should rephrase your question.
2007-01-01 01:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by hernandoguy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there is at all times part of the earth that is lit by the sun
2007-01-01 01:25:22 · answer #6 · answered by norsmen 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
doesnt the sun always shine on the earth at some location?
2007-01-01 01:20:23 · answer #7 · answered by red69 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That is a very interesting question!! I would say that it shines on several cities but I don't know where.
2007-01-01 01:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by spicy1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
submergency
good answer!!
2007-01-02 03:27:52 · answer #9 · answered by Amagetron™ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋