So it was 21:59 in Cape Town when I took the above snapshot, so there's a 7hr time difference. That means when its New Years Eve midnight in Cape Town it would be 17:00 EST.
Thanks for the time differences @greddycandy! I am going to post a new message now for everyone who is awake at midnight in their time zone to post a picture of what they see. I'm going to do it now.