New Year's celebrations occur at different times around the world due to varying time zones. Some countries, especially those in the Pacific Ocean region, ring in the New Year earlier than others.

Because of the way the Earth turns, some countries will celebrate the New Year earlier than others. The planet’s rotation is the basis for dividing the world into 24 different time zones.

In Australia ... as the New Year arrives in different time zones, with American Samoa among the last to welcome 2025 a full 24 hours after New Zealand.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP ... the massive Sphere venue will display for the first time countdowns to midnight in different time zones.

DST will end at 03:00:00 AM, Sunday, Mar 25, 1917. When local clocks are to be set backward by 1 hour.

Fireworks blasted off the Sydney Harbor Bridge and across the bay as people in Australia ... time zones, with American Samoa among the last to welcome 2025 a full 24 hours after New Zealand.

As New Zealand is ahead of India in time zones, the New Year arrived there ... followed by other nations including Australia, Japan, Samoa, and Indonesia. American Samoa, which is a little farther ...

This difference is due to the varying time zones worldwide, allowing some regions to celebrate hours ahead of others. Interestingly, while Australia and New Zealand are often thought to be the ...

However, it's not Australia or New Zealand that make it to a new day first, nor any islands associated with them. The world is most commonly split into 24 time zones (although some say there are ...

The Pacific Island nation was followed by Chatham Islands in New Zealand at ... morning (Eastern Time) to toast 2025. In all, there are 39 different local time zones in use across the globe ...

Just like there are time zones across ... along with New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Micronesia, the far eastern areas of Russia and Sydney, Australia, have celebrated New Year's Eve and flipped ...