When it is on the point of midnight ie 00.00 hrs, are you still in the day before or is it the beginning of the new day?
2007-10-31 02:38:49 · 12 answers · asked by JANE R 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
beginning of new day or " today "
think of celebrating the new year - we celebrate on the 12 th chime...
2007-10-31 02:42:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Neither. It's just the imaginary boundary between the two days. If you really could measure down to the Planck time at the quantum scale, you would be deciding which time quantum was the last one for Monday and therefore which was the first for Tuesday. This is an arbitrary distinction on earth, and nothing else in the universe cares. Then you'd need to decide whether the standard is solar time or standard time. Then you'd need to decide on the time reference, perhaps TAI, UTC, UT1, or UT2. Perhaps you'd need to define your own, so you could adjust for all the leap seconds and make the correct decision by your criteria. Once you had done all that, you would have an algorithm to apply to any time quantum and assign it to a day. Who cares?
2007-10-31 05:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
00:00 is new day
if u know the 24 hours clock which will start like 01:00, 02:00-23:59 then the next day begins at 00:01 ( same as 12:01 am)
2007-10-31 02:51:04 · answer #3 · answered by Ruthless tAmiLaN 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the changing of periods between the previous day and the new day (so at exactly midnight, you are standing at the border between the two days)
2007-10-31 02:42:54 · answer #4 · answered by kirlia7755 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
any point in time experienced by the observer,is always "now".dending on your speed of comprehension (how fast you can think)this can seem to be an extreme fraction of time or an epic journey through time. To quote a famous phrase "time is relative" -- albert einstein. good luck with your quest !
ps. i knew a man who stayed awake all nite thinking about this, eventually it "dawned on him"!
2007-11-02 10:20:48 · answer #5 · answered by george m (eat that bun in one ) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beginning of the new day.
2007-10-31 02:51:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although it is the middle of the night, it is actually the start of the new day.
2007-10-31 02:42:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The point in time you are in always belongs to TODAY!
2007-10-31 02:51:37 · answer #8 · answered by Catapa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the new day
2007-10-31 02:48:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its still today until you go to bed
2007-10-31 02:45:45 · answer #10 · answered by blueskyandsunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋