Why does the new year occur in some countries before others? Does this have to do with lines of longitude and latitude? The international dateline?

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Why does the new year occur in some countries before others? Does this have to do with lines of longitude and latitude? The international dateline?

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Different countries are in different time zones. This means midnight happens at different times around the world. Therefore new year happens at different times in different countries. It takes 24 hours for midnight to make it right around the world.

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