ET Most of New Zealand (with a few exceptions) and Tokelau, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati’s Phoenix Islands and some regions of Antarcticaħ a.m. ET Chatham Islands, off the eastern coast of New ZealandĦ a.m. ET Christmas Island, part of the island nation of Kiribatiĥ:15 a.m. Here’s when places around the world will be ringing in the New Year, relative to East Coast time.ĥ a.m. So, if you really, really, really love to hum “ Auld Lang Syne,” the list below will get you in the spirit over and over and over again as the day rolls around. In all, there are 39 different local time zones in use across the globe –- some differing by 15 or 30 minutes compared to nearby zones – including two which are more than 12 hours ahead of UTC, which means it takes 26 hours for the entire world to welcome the New Year. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Yuki Iwamura/APĪuthorities prepare for New Year’s Eve in Times Square and across the US as Israel-Hamas war presents elevated threats People gather around the 2024 New Year's Eve numerals displayed in Times Square, Wednesday, Dec.

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