Auckland: New Zealand has officially welcomed the year 2025 with vibrant celebrations and dazzling fireworks lighting up the skies over Auckland.
The island nation of Kiribati, specifically the island of Kiritimati, was the first in the world to ring in the New Year, followed by New Zealand’s Chatham Islands at 4 PM Pakistan Standard Time (PST). Other regions like Samoa, Tonga, the Phoenix Islands in Kiribati, parts of Antarctica, and Tokelau joined the festivities shortly after.
Timeline of Global New Year Celebrations (PST):
- 5:00 PM: Fiji, eastern Russia, and several Pacific islands, including Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, celebrate.
- 6:00 PM: Major cities in Australia, such as Sydney and Melbourne, along with Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, welcome 2025.
- 8:00 PM: Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and parts of Russia celebrate.
- 9:00 PM: China, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore ring in the New Year.
- 11:30 PM: India and Sri Lanka join the celebrations.
- 12:00 Midnight: Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and parts of Russia greet the New Year.
January 1, 2025:
- 1:00 AM: UAE, Azerbaijan, and Georgia welcome 2025.
- 2:00 AM: Moscow, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
- 5:00 AM: Western Europe, including Germany, France, and Italy, begin their New Year celebrations.
- 9:00 AM: New York and parts of the U.S. East Coast join the global festivities.
- 12:00 Noon: Los Angeles and San Francisco celebrate the New Year.
- 3:00 PM: American Samoa and Niue, among the last inhabited regions, welcome 2025.
The final areas to mark the New Year will be uninhabited U.S. territories, such as Baker and Howland Islands, at 4:00 PM PST, completing the global transition into 2025.
As the world embraces 2025, vibrant celebrations highlight humanity’s shared joy and hope for a prosperous New Year.
