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(CNN)People around the world are beginning to wave goodbye to 2019 and welcome 2020.
The Pacific Island nations of Tonga, Samoa and Kiribati were the first to see in the new year -- when it was still 5 a.m. on December 31 on the East Coast of the United States and 11 a.m. UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, the global standard). New Zealand was next, an hour later.
American Samoa, just 101 miles from Samoa but in an entirely different timezone, must wait a full day before seeing in 2020.
There are 39 different local times in use -- including two which are more than 12 hours ahead of UTC -- which means it takes 26 hours for the entire world to enter the New Year.
So, if you really, really, really love to hum "Auld Lang Syne," the list below will get you in the spirit -- over and over and over again.
Here's when the world has been and will be ringing in the New Year, relative to East Coast time.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
5 a.m. ET Samoa, Tonga and Christmas Island/Kiribati
5:15 a.m. Chatham Islands/New Zealand
6 a.m. New Zealand (with a few exceptions) and five more locations/islands
Fireworks explode from the SkyTower in Auckland, New Zealand, during New Year's Eve celebrations.
7 a.m. Small region of Russia and seven more locations
8 a.m. Much of Australia and seven more (including Melbourne and Sydney)
A spectacular fireworks display frames Australia's Sydney Opera House during New Year's celebrations.
8:30 a.m. Small region of Australia (including Adelaide)
9 a.m. Queensland/Australia and six more (including Brisbane)
9:30 a.m. Northern Territory/Australia (including Alice Springs)
10 a.m. Japan, South Korea and four more
Buddhists light candles to form letters meaning, "Best wishes for a Happy New Year," during New Year's celebrations at Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea.
10:15 a.m. Western Australia/Australia
Drones are seen forming "2020" as fireworks, created by Star Island, Singapore ushers in the New Year at Marina Bay.
11 a.m. China, Philippines and 10 more
People celebrate the New Year at a countdown event near the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic headquarters in Bejing.
Pro-democracy supporters display flags during a countdown party in Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui district.
Confetti rains down on revelers during a countdown event at a mall in Manila, Philippines.
The sky above a crowd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is filled with firworks on January 1, 2020.
Noon Much of Indonesia, Thailand and seven more
Revelers arrive early to watch the New Year countdown outside a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok.
12:30 p.m. Myanmar and Cocos Islands
1 p.m. Bangladesh and six more
1:15 p.m. Nepal
1:30 p.m. India and Sri Lanka
Indian school children in Ahmadabad hold large 2020 numbers as part of a New Year's celebration.
2 p.m. Pakistan and eight more
2:30 p.m. Afghanistan
3 p.m. Azerbaijan and eight more
3:30 p.m. Iran
4 p.m. Moscow/Russia and 22 more
Fireworks frame the Kremlin, including its Spasskaya Tower, during New Year's celebrations in Moscow's Red Square.
5 p.m. Greece and 31 more (including Egypt, South Africa and Romania)
6 p.m. Germany and 45 more (including Algeria, Italy, Belgium and France)
7 p.m. United Kingdom and 24 more (including Portugal and Iceland)
A fireworks display erupts over the London Eye Ferris wheel by the River Thames in London to usher in the New Year.
8 p.m. Cabo Verde and two more
9 p.m. Regions of Brazil and South Georgia/Sandwich Islands
10 p.m. Most of Brazil, Angetina and nine more
10:30 p.m. Newfoundland and Labrador/Canada
11 p.m. Some regions of Canada and 28 more
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Midnight US (East Coast) and Cuba
Confetti drops over the crowd after the clock struck midnight during the New Year's celebration, as seen from the New York Marriott Marquis in New York's Times Square.
People celebrate the New Year in New York's Times Square.
1 a.m. US (Central), Mexico and nine more
2 a.m. US (Mountain) and two more
3 a.m. US (Pacific) and four more
4 a.m. US (Alaska) and regions of French Polynesia
4:30 a.m. Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia
5 a.m. US (Hawaii) and two more
6 a.m. American Samoa and two more
7 a.m. Much of US minor outlying islands (unincorporated US territories in the Pacific)
