International Meridian Conference

International Meridian Conference
International Meridian Conference
	The vertical red line left of the middle is the Greenwich meridian.
Host country	United States
Date	1 October 1884
Cities	Washington, D.C.
Chair	C. R. P. Rodgers
Key points
	Establishment of Universal Time; Agreement of the Greenwich meridian as the international standard for 0° longitude;

The International Meridian Conference was a conference held in October 1884 in Washington, D.C., in the United States, to determine a prime meridian for international use. The conference was held at the request of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur. The subject to discuss was the choice of "a meridian to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the world". It resulted in the recommendation of the Greenwich Meridian as the international standard for zero degrees longitude.

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