That is a difficult question.Heres why: There is no first sunrise. There never was. Even in the first day it was not a first sunrise. The Earth is so old that the first day started when it was no bigger than that dust mite family crawling up your arm! (dust mites are microscopic little things, Google 'em) The first country to get the sunrise is England, France, could be anyone. We don't know.
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The first country to experience sunrise each day is New Zealand because it is closest to the International Date Line to the east.
The first country to experience sunrise each day is New Zealand because it is closest to the International Date Line to the east.
New Zealand typically sees the sunrise first in the world due to its location near the International Date Line. Specifically, the Chatham Islands, part of New Zealand, experience the first sunrise each day.
The state where the sunrise is seen first in the United States is Maine. Due to its easternmost location in the country, particularly at West Quoddy Head, Maine is where the sun rises earliest in the United States.
The first sunrise in the Philippines can be seen from the easternmost islands such as those in the province of Batanes.
The first place to see the sunrise is typically on the easternmost coast of a country or island, such as in Samoa or Tonga in the South Pacific. These locations are closest to the International Date Line, where the new day begins.
Kiribati is the first to experience a sunrise and sunset. Based on a 1995 realignment of the International Date Line, Kiribati is now the easternmost country in the world, and was the first country to enter into the year