When the south Pacific nation of Samoa decided to shift the international dateline some distance to the east, in the process losing itself an entire day off the calendar, it was far from the ...

So where exactly on earth do days begin and end? The short answer is that Mondays become Tuesdays at the international date line, a boundary that runs through the Pacific Ocean. The longer answer ...

The International Date Line (IDL) passes through the Pacific Ocean. It is an imaginary line, like longitudes and latitudes. The International Date Line (IDL) passes through the Pacific Ocean.