Re: Happy New Zealand!
Reply #25 –
The New Year/Division is
pretty unevenly divided across the planet though.
2
½ hour ago: tiny Pacific islands that have made sure to be first
1
½ hour ago:
New Zealand and more tiny islands
½ hour ago: Easternmost slice of Russia, more tiny islands
In
½ hour: most of
Australia
In 1
½ hour:
Japan, the
Koreas
In 2
½ hours:
China, Philippines
In 3
½ hours:
Indochina including
Indonesia
In 6 hours:
IndiaIn 8
½ hours: Main parts of
RussiaIn 9
½ hours: Greece, Eastern Europe
In 10
½ hours: Most of
EuropeIn 11
½ hours: The slow parts of Europe
In 14
½ hours:
BrazilIn 16
½ hours: East coast of
North America
In 19
½ hours: West coast of North America
In 20
½ hours: Alaska
In 22
½ hours: Hawaii
and finally some more Pacific islands
A bit excitement in hours to come, then slow (South Asia doesn't put up much of a show), OK around Europe, then the Atlantic trench, then NYC and fadeout.