International Date Line Map

Hover your mouse over any of the red dots to see the name of the city and country and current local time. The international date line (idl) is an imaginary line that runs along the earth's surface from the north pole to the south pole in the middle of. Since its beginning, it has zigzagged to avoid splitting apart countries into two days.

International convention accepts the line as the location where one day is divided from the next, with the area in the eastern hemisphere one day ahead of the western hemisphere. The term prime meridian is also considered as the term greenwich meridian. The international date line is located halfway around the world from the prime meridian (0° longitude) or about 180° east (or west) of greenwich, london, uk, the reference point of time zones.

It is also known as the line of demarcation.

The international date line provides a standard means of making the needed readjustment: The international date line (idl) is an imaginary line that runs along the earth's surface from the north pole to the south pole in the middle of. Hover your mouse over the map to highlight time zones. With its help, you can see latitude and longitude.