New Delhi: Whereas India awaits to welcome 2023, the continent of Oceania, having nations Australia, and New Zealand and island nations like Fiji and Papua New Guinea, is the primary place on the earth to welcome the New Yr. The Kiritimati Island in Kiribati is the primary inhabited place to have a good time 2023, the place January 1 begins at 10 am GMT (3:30 pm IST on December 31). In the meantime, individuals in Australia and New Zealand have already welcomed the Ney Yr.
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Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati welcome the New Yr first, adopted by New Zealand at 10:15 am GMT (3:45 pm IST on December 31).
Whereas January 1 seemingly comes on the identical time, however completely different nations welcome the New Yr at completely different occasions because the time zones differ. Curiously, New Yr is welcomed all through the day in numerous components of Earth because the West celebrates the New Yr when it’s a night in India. Completely different nations will welcome 2023 at completely different moments because the Solar rises within the east and the day comes late to the west resulting from Earth’s rotation, which causes a distinction within the time zones.
The uninhabited Howland and Baker Islands are the final to welcome the New Yr. The islands, close to the USA, will welcome the New Yr at 12 pm GMT (5:30 pm IST on January 1).
In the meantime, India and Sri Lanka will welcome 2023 at 6:30 pm GMT.