New Year countdown
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How many days until New Year?
New Year's Day is January 1 — the countdown ends at midnight your local time. The countdown above runs live to midnight in your own time zone.
When is New Year?
The story behind New Year
January 1 has marked the start of the year in the Gregorian calendar, now used by most of the world, since it was introduced in 1582.
How people celebrate New Year
People count down the final seconds of December 31 together, watch fireworks and make New Year's resolutions. Because of time zones, the islands of Kiribati welcome the new year first and American Samoa among the last.
Is the countdown accurate where I live?
Yes. The countdown runs on your device's clock and ends at midnight in your own time zone, so it's right wherever you are. You can show it full screen on a TV or spare monitor with the full-screen button or the F key.