Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 22, 26 January 1894 — Where the Days Begin. [ARTICLE]

Where the Days Begin.

The marilime powers of the world have agreed to make London the time ceuter, and the 18i>th degree of longitude from London (or Greenwich) as t le poinl where the day cbanges. This meridian, therefore, leads the day. Its ptssage under the l.SOth, or midnight, celeslial meridian marks the begmning of a new day for the earth; heaee to-day heenmea to-morrow. We have a new datefor the monlh, and a new day for the week in the transition. It is here, then, that Sabbath was born just to the west of Hotiolulu, bul bear in mind thal the day trave!s westward, therefore this new-born day does not visit Huoolulu until it has made a circuit of the globe. Hoaolulu and New Zealand are on!y about thirty degrees aparl in longitude, but they are a whole day apart as regards any particular day, because the point at whieh the day changes lies between them. Sabbalh was born on the 180th meridian nud is a long way ofl'from Honolulu. It is morning there, too, but it is Saturday morning, while in New Zealmd it is not yet day, but the Sabbath dawn is breaking. It is clear, then, that if it is Friday (near midnight) at llonolulu to the east of the line and S. bbath (near 1 a. m.) to Iho wesl of it, a ship whieh aaile frum Honolulu to Xew Zealand. or from east to wtst, raust sail out of Fnday into Sibbath. and thenby ekip the intervening Saturday, and gams a d »y; and vice versa, a ship whieh s.-il8 from New Zealand, where Sabb«th has begun, to Hnnoluiu, whero Friday bas just ended and Saturday begun, or from west to ea»t, mu»t loee a day.— i Joldth>saiie* Magaxine . 137 If you don't take the Holomua, yoo don’t get the news.