New Year Date Line
New zealand with exceptions and 5 more.
New year date line. It follows a 180 degree longitude. The international date line is an imaginary line of demarcation on the surface of earth that runs from the north pole to the south pole and demarcates the change of one calendar day to the next. The international date line is located halfway around the world from the prime meridian 0 longitude or about 180 east or west of greenwich london uk the reference point of time zones it is also known as the line of demarcation.
When you click on the city you ll be taken to a new year countdown for your chosen city. Kiritimati apia salelologa savai i thu 2 15 am. New year s day is on january 1 and is the first day of a new year in the gregorian calendar which is used in australia and many other countries.
Due to its geographical position close to the international date line australia is one of the first countries in the world to welcome the new year. The international date line idl on the map. Small region of russia and 7 more.
Samoa and christmas island kiribati. Countries going into year 2021 at this point in time cities entering year 2021. On american samoa and midway it is still 11.
Auckland suva wellington nukualofa. How to use the new year map. The line is an artificial boundary set up in 1884 to separate two consecutive calendar dates according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration.
The first time zone to usher in the new year just west of the international date line is located in the line islands a part of the nation of kiribati and has a time zone 14 hours ahead of utc. 25 26 27 all other time zones are 1 to 25 hours behind most in the previous day december 31.