What is the situation with the sun and moon on the other side of the planet?

[Vega 107]

So Luna and Celestia raise the moon and sun respectively to bring day and night to Equestria. So... what about the other side of the planet? Does anyone control the sun and moon over there? Do Luna and Celstia control the sun and moon for the other side of the planet as well? Is there even another side of the planet at all?

[Adro2503 121]

There isn't any other side! They where wiped out because they never got the sun! Celestia is turning it off when it gets to the other side. This may not be true!!

[Strafe 594]

They probably control the earth's rotation but then again, this is a cartoon so who cares about logic.

[Titan Rising 2,156]

Equestria is obviously flat

[Radiance64 7,053]

Equestria is obviously flat

No it's not, there have been globes shown multiple times in the show. Plus, Chancellor Puddinghead has said the earth is round, so there.

[letterone 1,204]

The only plausible answer is that Equestria is part of a post-apocalyptic world where most of the planet is gone except for Equestria and it's small amount of surroundings.

 

Seriously though, it's a cartoon. I really don't see why we should be wondering why the sun and moon only go up and down in Equestria. I mean, there's a whole lot more weird unrealistic stuff in the show! (see: Pinkie Pie physics)

[Z.J.A. 136]

It's obvious, other ponies, in other parts of the world, raise the sun and moon for their parts...or it goes naturally elsewhere like in the everfree forest.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

Obviously Celestia and Luna have cousins that run a country that's essentially identical to Equestria on the opposite side of the planet. That way the planet only has 2 opposed synchronous timezones, as opposed to our linear progression of 23.9.

 

They don't talk about those cousins though because she stole her ice cream that one time and they haven't made-up for it yet.

Edited May 19, 2012 by Blue

[JhonHipster 124]

Obviously the equestrian universe is flat like medieval earth. All depections of the equestrian universe being round are wrong.

Edited May 19, 2012 by jarrod989

[Vega 107]

I like to think that there is a massively powerful goat on the other side who handles it. And that he rules a gigantic empire of goats bent on universal domination.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,307]

The sun and moon are ancient constructs controlled by magic. They also seem to be rather close. In "Sonic Rainboom" Rarity literally did fly too close to the sun. You saw her actually begin to sweat before her wings went FOOM! Equestria does not share OUR world's feeble physical laws.