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== gpt-5-2 ==
=== User: At what time est will it be Christmas Day everywhere in the world ===
At what time est will it be Christmas Day everywhere in the world

=== Assistant: 7:00 AM Eastern Standard Time EST on December 25 ===
7:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 25

Here’s why, step by step:
* The last places on Earth to reach Christmas Day are the uninhabited Baker Island and Howland Island, which sit in the UTC−12 time zone (the very end of the calendar).
* When it becomes 12:00 AM (midnight) on December 25 there, it is: - 12:00 PM (noon) UTC - 7:00 AM EST (UTC−5)

So at 7:00 AM EST on December 25, every single place on Earth is officially on Christmas Day.

Before that moment, at least one spot on the planet is still technically on December 24.

=== User: What about the last inhabited place ===
What about the last inhabited place

=== Assistant: The last inhabited place on Earth to reach Christmas Day is American Samoa, which is in UTC−11. ===
The last ''inhabited'' place on Earth to reach Christmas Day is American Samoa, which is in UTC−11.

===== So the answer is: =====

6:00 AM EST on December 25

===== Breakdown: =====
* American Samoa hits Christmas Day at: 12:00 AM local time (UTC−11)
* That moment corresponds to: - 11:00 AM UTC - 6:00 AM EST (UTC−5)

After 6:00 AM EST on December 25, every inhabited place on Earth is officially on Christmas Day.

The extra hour (until 7:00 AM EST) is only because of uninhabited time zones like Baker and Howland Islands (UTC−12).

=== User: And it won’t already be the 26th anywhere? ===
And it won’t already be the 26th anywhere?

=== Assistant: Correct — it will already be December 26 somewhere. ===
Correct — it ''will'' already be December 26 somewhere.

Here’s the clean, precise picture:
* The earliest places on Earth are in UTC+14 (the Line Islands of Kiribati, e.g., Kiritimati).
* The last inhabited place to reach Christmas Day is American Samoa (UTC−11).

When American Samoa hits 12:00 AM on Dec 25:
* That moment is 11:00 AM UTC
* 6:00 AM EST
* In UTC+14, it is already 1:00 AM on December 26

===== So the truth table is: =====
* ✅ By 6:00 AM EST on Dec 25, every inhabited place has experienced Christmas Day
* ❌ But Christmas Day is no longer happening everywhere at once
* 🎄 Some places are already into December 26

===== The only moment when: =====
* Some places are Dec 24
* Some are Dec 25
* Some are Dec 26

…is during that several-hour overlap on Christmas morning EST.

There is no single instant where everyone on Earth is simultaneously on December 25.

Time zones ruin the vibe. 🌍⏰

== gpt-5-2-thinking ==
=== User: At what time is the highest percentage of the populated world on Christmas Day? ===
At what time is the highest percentage of the populated world on Christmas Day?

=== Assistant: The peak is essentially right before 12:00 UTC on Dec 25 — which is 6:59 AM EST on Dec 25. ===
The peak is essentially right before 12:00 UTC on Dec 25 — which is ~6:59 AM EST on Dec 25.

Why that moment is “best”:
* The last inhabited time zone is UTC−11 (American Samoa) Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9211%3A00|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-12-26}}</ref>
* The earliest time zones include UTC+14 (Line Islands/Kiribati) Time and Date<ref>{{cite web|title=Time and Date|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/kiribati/kiritimati|publisher=Time and Date|access-date=2025-12-26}}</ref>
* At 11:59 UTC on Dec 25: - UTC−11 is 12:59 AM Dec 25 → already on Christmas Day (so no big population is still on Dec 24). Time and Date<ref>{{cite web|title=Time and Date|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/american-samoa|publisher=Time and Date|access-date=2025-12-26}}</ref> - UTC+12 is 11:59 PM Dec 25 → still on Christmas Day. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%2B12%3A00|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-12-26}}</ref> - Only UTC+13 and UTC+14 have rolled into Dec 26 already — and those time zones contain a tiny share of the world’s population relative to Asia/Europe/Africa/Americas. Time and Date<ref>{{cite web|title=Time and Date|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/kiribati|publisher=Time and Date|access-date=2025-12-26}}</ref>

So ~6:59 AM EST on Dec 25 is the point where the highest percentage of the world’s population is on Dec 25 (with only a small slice in the far-forward Pacific already on Dec 26).

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