Know Which Place Celebrates New Year First
2020 / Know Which Place Celebrates New Year First
2020 - Know Which Place Celebrates New Year First
New Delhi: On December 31, the world welcomes the New Year when the clock strikes 12 in the night. But the country in which New Year is celebrated first is Oceania. New Year is first celebrated on the small Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati. New Zealand follows next in celebrating the New Year, followed by Australia, Japan, and South Korea, while the last place to celebrate New Year is Bakers Island which lies in central Pacific Ocean. Here's a breakdown on who will ring in the New Year first and last, according to timeanddate.com:On December 31 at 3:30 pm IST, Tonga Samoa and Christmas Island/ Kiribati will ring in the New Year first.At 3:45 pm, New Year will be celebrated in Chatham IslandsAt 4:30 pm, New Year will be celebrated in New ZealandAt 5:30 pm, New Year will be celebrated in parts of RussiaAt 6:30 pm, New Year will be celebrated in Australia's Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, HoniaraAt 7 pm, New Year will be celebrated in Adelaide, Broken Hill, CedunaAt 7:30 pm, New Year will be celebrated in Brisbane, Port Moresby, HagatnaAt 8 pm, New Year will be celebrated in Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant CreekAt 8:30 pm, New Year will be celebrated in Japan and South Korea in Tokyo, Seoul, Pyongyang, Dili, NgerulmudAt 9:30 pm, New Year will be celebrated in China and PhillipinesAt 10:30 pm, New Year will be celebrated in Indonesia and ThailandAt 11 pm, New Year will be celebrated in MyanmarAt 11:30 pm, New Year will be celebrated in BangladeshAt 11:45 pm, New Year will be celebrated in Nepal's Kathmandu, Pokhara, Biratnagar, DharanAt 12:00 am, New Year will be celebrated in India and Sri lankaAt 12:30 am, January 1 IST New Year will be celebrated in PakistanAt 1 am, New Year will be celebrated in AfghanistanThis will be followed by Azerbaijan, Iran, Moscow, Greece and GermanyAt 5:30 am IST, January 1, United Kingdom will welcome the New YearThis will be followed by Brazil and NewfoundlandFrom 9:30 am to 1:30 pm Indian time, Canada and followed by USA will ring in the New YearThis will be followed by Marquesas Islands, American Samoa and in the end, at 5:50 pm Indian Time, outlying Island - Baker Island would ring in the New Year!Happy New Year 2020!