In 2011, the Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi decided out of the best interest for the country it would be best if Samoa 'jumped' the International Date Line. read more
In 2011, the Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi decided out of the best interest for the country it would be best if Samoa ‘jumped’ the International Date Line. This meant that on December 31st of that year Samoa skipped 24 hours ahead and the next day it was Saturday, the 2nd of January 2012. read more
The zone is one hour behind Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone and one hour ahead of the Howland and Baker islands, and 23 hours behind Wake Island Time Zone. The nation of Samoa also observed the same time as the Samoa Time Zone until it moved across the International Date Line at the end of 29 December 2011; it is now 24 hours (25 hours in southern hemisphere summer) ahead of American Samoa. read more