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New Year’s Eve 2024: Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in Kiribati will be the first to welcome 2025, while Baker and Howland Islands, southwest of Hawaii, will be the last.
New Year’s Eve 2024: Australia is one of the first countries to ring in the New Year. (Image: Shutterstock)
New Year’s Eve 2024: As the clock ticks closer to midnight on December 31, the world prepares to welcome the new year with utmost joy and thrill. Every year, people celebrate the new year at different times due to varying time zones. While we may all share in the excitement of ringing in a new year, the moment arrives at different times depending on where you are. Here’s how the world will ring in 2025.
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The first to enter the new year will be Christmas Island (Kiritimati Island) in the Republic of Kiribati, a small island. Just a short while later, the Chatham Islands of New Zealand will ring in the new year.
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The country’s Auckland and Wellington cities will next in line to join the global wave of festivities along with Tonga and Samoa.
Next, the Pacific Islands of Fiji will celebrate the arrival of 2025.
Meanwhile, Australia won’t be far behind as cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra light up with fireworks to mark the new beginnings. The celebration then spreads to Australian cities like Adelaide, Broken Hill and Ceduna.
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Queensland and Northern Australia ring in the New Year later.
As we travel further, Japan, South Korea and North Korea will join the festivities with their own unique celebrations.
Finally, Western Australia will also welcome the New Year, marking the final step as the island continent fully ushers in 2025.
China, the Philippines and Singapore are next where people will light up the streets with joy and fun to welcome 2025.
Bangladesh and Nepal follow before countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Cocos Islands mark their festivities.
After Nepal, India and Sri Lanka welcome the new year with open arms.
The last places to experience the arrival of 2025 will be the uninhabited islands of Baker Island and Howland Island, located southwest of Hawaii. These remote islands will be the final spots on the globe to greet the new year.