Greenwich was chosen as the centre for world time. Find out more about Greenwich Mean Time. Find out more about Airy's Transit Circle.
Where longitude is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian line, latitude is measured by the distance north or south of the equator. The intersection between these two invisble lines is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
It's a bit harder to get a selfie standing on this spot! Between and an entirely new set of coordinate systems were adopted based on satellite data and other measurements and required a prime meridian that defined a plane passing through the centre of the Earth. The IRM passes The entire Observatory and the historic Prime Meridian now lie to the west of the true prime meridian. Learn more about the story of the Greenwich Meridian, and Royal Observatory Greenwich's place in time, in our books.
Getting here. They chose the meridian passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. Home to Greenwich Meantime, the Royal Palaces, a vibrant marketplace, and an abundance of trendy hangouts, there will never be a dull moment living in Greenwich.
Every place on Earth was measured in terms of its distance east or west from this line. The line itself divided the eastern and western hemispheres of the Earth — just as the Equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres. An autumnal photograph of the Prime Meridian of the World. As the reference for GMT Greenwich Mean Time , the Prime Meridian at Greenwich became the centre of world time and the basis for the global system of time zones in Buy Now.
A stylish hour analogue clock that will make a statement on any wall, with its bold monochrome face, and matte black metal casing How old is Earth? How fast can you think? How long is a light year and how short is a femtosecond? What does Greenwich Mean Time mean? Can you tell the time with flowers? When did time begin? This light-hearted, illustrated miscellany from Royal Observatory Greenwich goes a long way to answering some of these questions and also presents a whole range of other amazing facts and figures which show the influence of time on our daily lives Visit Us.
Search Want to search our collection? Search here. We use cookies to ensure you have the best browsing experience and to help us improve our website. Find out more Accept Cookies. As you pass the International Date Line, you either add a day going west or subtract a day going east.
The prime meridian and the International Date Line create a circle that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres. This is similar to the way the Equator serves as the 0 latitude line and divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. The eastern hemisphere is east of the prime meridian and west of the International Date Line. Most of Earths landmass es, including all of Asia and Australia, and most of Africa, are part of the eastern hemisphere.
The western hemisphere is west of the prime meridian and east of the International Date Line. The Americas, the western part of the British Isles including Ireland and Wales , and the northwestern part of Africa are landmasses in the western hemisphere. For practical purposes, sometimes referred to as Greenwich Time.
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