Serious but stupid question about August 6 being the anniversary of when the A-Bomb was dropped

[taterguy]

Does August 6 refer to the day that it was in Japan when the A-bomb was dropped, or the day that it was in the US?

Doesn't the international date line cause it to never be the same day in those two countries?

[Parche]

1. 6Aug In Japan

As it took off from Tinian which was 6Aug...morning

Enola Gay

:hi:

[taterguy]

2. So yesterday's A-Bomb flame fest should have been on Tuesday?

It's always a day later in Japan right?

[IndianaJones]

3. anyway, we delivered the bomb. nt.

[taterguy]

4. Nice post, Hooper

[petronius]

5. I suppose to be really accurate it would depend on the time of the dropping

Japan and the U.S. are on the same calendar day for part of the 24-hour cycle, but the overlap diminishes the farther west you go. In LA, for example, right now it's noon on Thursday but it's 4 am Friday in Tokyo. However, ten hours ago it was 2 am Thursday in LA and 6 pm Thursday in Tokyo...

[NewJeffCT]

6. The bomb was dropped at 8:15am Hiroshima time

meaning, it was still August 5th in the US, as it would be 7:15PM the night before on the east coast in the US, and 4:15pm on the west coast in the US.