@Gizmo:
I'm glad the timeline is being discussed. If Oda is planning on making the tea party an event (which I think he will), keeping solid track of the timeline would be important so the crew can arrive appropriately.
Now I wanted to point make an argument for the time passing during Fishman Island, but it turns out I misread chapter 653. I thought the Left Minister said it took half of a day for Fishman Island to set, which would be 12 hours and a normal day on earth only has 12 hours of sunlight so if half a day past, there's no way Fishman Island would be sunny.
BUT, what the Minister actually said was that each island in the New World would only take half a day to set. Even taking travel time, sleep, etc. into account, I've realized the crew could get into plenty of adventures before facing Big Mom. It's good to know, but it didn't say how long it took Fishman Island to set.
That's a good point I had not acknowledged.
LeftMinister: Oh, it's settled all right. All Logs from here on out will settle within half a day.
According to cnet.
I took it to mean that Fishman Island on would take half a day. But maybe i'm comprehending it wrong, or you have a better translation somewhere.
Still if Fishman Island did take half a day I suppose they could be setting sail late afternoon or early night while the sun is still out. You sure can't tell when they resurface.
Edit:
I've got good proof that Fishman Island happened in one day. The biggest question mark is the party, it somewhat seems like it goes through the night. I argued that is not the case, as the events after are very close to the actual events of the party. Here is something better.
Point 1:
Directly after the battle, before the party, King Neptune claims that he will let the soldiers of Hodi's army live on the main island. Though they would now be working in the Neptune Army.
[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v59/c649/4.html
P](http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v59/c649/4.html)oint 2:
LONG after the party King Neptune tells Jinbe they recruited today! From C-Net!
Neptune: Why, only today this land has come into possession… / ...of a 70,000-man strong force of powerful, if rowdy, fighters from the Fishman District.
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v59/c652/5.html
Ok that is the best I can do. If anyone argues that then all you want to do is argue and not take the facts directly from the story. Fishman Island is one day! Punk Hazard is certainly the end of that same day, with 4 day's still remaining for the tea party.
