The country that is 24 hours ahead of the USA (Eastern Time Zone, UTC-5) is essentially located on the opposite side of the International Date Line, where the date advances by one full day. Countries like Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Tuvalu operate in time zones of UTC+12:00, which makes them effectively 17 to 19 hours ahead of Eastern Time in the USA. However, when accounting for the International Date Line, some Pacific island nations such as Kiribati (Line Islands) use UTC+14:00, which makes them 19 hours ahead in clock time but effectively 24 hours ahead in calendar date compared to the USA Eastern Time Zone
. In summary:
- The USA Eastern Time Zone is UTC-5.
- Some Pacific island nations like Kiribati (Line Islands) are at UTC+14:00.
- This results in a calendar date difference of 24 hours ahead of the USA.
Therefore, countries like Kiribati (Line Islands) are 24 hours ahead of the USA in terms of calendar date due to their position relative to the International Date Line
