How many times can
you celebrate New Year's in 2022?
Read on to
see the answer.
But how many times does
the New Year start globally?
Year 2022
starts at midnight in each time zone
Our
favorite
New Year trivia
We are
real time zone nerds at timeanddate.com. Here are our favorite pearls of New Year wisdom.
2022 comes
early
Earth has been spinning faster lately, so 2022 will begin a whole 65
milliseconds early.
2021 was a record
Enjoy
nature’s fireworks
Run out of
fireworks? The Quadrantids can produce 110 shooting
stars per hour around this time of year.
Quadrantid meteor
shower
But, if
you think that’s the answer to the quiz question…
From Kiribati in the east to Baker Island in the west, it
takes 26 hours for the New Year to reach all time zones.
2022 will start 38 times around the world!
…think
again! Half- and quarter-hour time zones add to the global time zone count.
38
Global New Year schedule
To make sure you light
your fireworks at the right time in your time zone, set up a New Year Countdown on timeanddate.com!
Create a countdown timer
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