The residents of the Line Islands and Kiribati were the first to welcome the New Year at 16:00. Then, at 17:00, the celebration began in New Zealand, and at 18:00 — in Kamchatka, the Marshall Islands, and Fiji.
From 19:00 to 22:00, the New Year quietly passes through various regions of Australia, after which South and North Korea, as well as Japan, join the celebration. At 22:00, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Bali join in, and at 23:00 — Indonesia.
At midnight according to Bishkek, the New Year is celebrated in Kyrgyzstan. Half an hour later, at 00:30, it is welcomed in India and the Maldives, and at 01:00 — in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Pakistan. The celebration begins in Afghanistan at 01:30, and at 02:00 — in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and the UAE.
At 04:00, Ukraine, Moldova, Greece, Romania, and Finland join the festivities. The celebration then continues its journey around the world, covering countries in Central and Western Europe, and ultimately reaching the United Kingdom and Portugal.
At 09:00, the New Year arrives in Brazil, followed by the eastern regions of Canada and the Caribbean islands. In the United States and Canada, the celebration begins at 11:00 on the east coast and at 14:00 on the west coast.
