New Year International Date Line

The line is also most convenient passing through only water as was suggested by one of the early advocates of the new meridian erik de put.

New year international date line. The new year s eve parties are already in full swing as countries around the world begin ringing in 2020. 40 ways to celebrate new years traditions around the world including new year s eve food traditions new year s good luck traditions. 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.

The international date line can be placed anywhere on the world but it is most conveniently located 180 degrees from the prime or zero meridian found at greenwich england. 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. Until 2011 the entire samoan archipelago was on the same side of the international date line to the east.

25 26 27 all other time zones are 1 to 25 hours behind most in the previous day december 31. Which are just east of the international date line will be the last to welcome 2020. So it was the last place in the world to welcome each new year.

On american samoa and midway it is still 11. It passes through the middle of the pacific ocean roughly following the 180 line of longitude but deviating to pass around. The international date line idl on the map.