Существует как минимум 33 часовых пояса (time zones):

U.S.A. - Hawaii     	Mon 11:47	HAST
U.S.A. - Alaska     	Mon 12:47	AKST
U.S.A. - California 	Mon 13:47	PST
U.S.A. - Arizona    	Mon 14:47	MST
Mexico - Mexico City	Mon 15:47	CST
Colombia - Bogota   	Mon 16:47	COT
Venezuela - Caracas 	Mon 17:17	VET
Bolivia - La Paz    	Mon 17:47	BOT
Canada - Labrador   	Mon 18:17	NST
Argentina - BuenosAires	Mon 18:47	ART
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro	Mon 19:47	BRST
U.K. - England - London	Mon 21:47	GMT
Germany - Berlin    	Mon 22:47	CET
Ukraine - Kyiv      	Mon 23:47	EET
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh	Tue 0:47	AST
Iran - Tehran       	Tue 1:17	IRST
United Arab Emirates	Tue 1:47	GST
Afghanistan - Kabul 	Tue 2:17	AFT
Pakistan - Islamabad	Tue 2:47	PKT
India - New Delhi   	Tue 3:17	IST
Nepal - Kathmandu   	Tue 3:32	NPT
Kazakhstan/Bangladesh	Tue 3:47	BST
Myanmar - Yangon    	Tue 4:17	MMT
Thailand / Vietnam  	Tue 4:47	ICT
Malaysia / China    	Tue 5:47	CST
Korea / Japan        	Tue 6:47	JST
Australia - Northern	Tue 7:17	CST
Russia - Vladivostok	Tue 7:47	VLAT
Australia - South   	Tue 8:17	CDT
Australia / Kamchatka	Tue 8:47	EDT
New Zealand / Fiji  	Tue 10:47	NZDT
New Zealand - Chatham	Tue 11:32	CHADT
Kiribati - Kiritimati	Tue 11:47	LINT 

Значит “Новый год” можно встретить как минимум 33 раза… :-)