Watch New Year 2027 travel around the world. See when each city celebrates midnight as the New Year moves from Auckland to Hawaii.
New Year travels westward around the globe, taking about 26 hours to reach every timezone.
New Year arrives first in the Pacific islands. Kiritimati (Christmas Island) in Kiribati celebrates first at UTC+14. Major cities celebrating early include Auckland, New Zealand (UTC+13) and Sydney, Australia (UTC+11).
The last places to celebrate New Year are American Samoa and Baker Island (UTC-11 and UTC-12). Honolulu, Hawaii celebrates New Year 5 hours after New York and 19 hours after Sydney.
The Times Square ball drop happens at midnight Eastern Time (ET) on December 31st. That's 9:00 PM Pacific, 5:00 AM GMT (January 1st), and 4:00 PM AEDT (January 1st). Use our world clock to see it in your local time.
New Year takes about 26 hours to travel around the world, from the first celebration in Kiritimati (UTC+14) to the last in Baker Island (UTC-12). This is longer than 24 hours because the International Date Line creates a gap between UTC+14 and UTC-12.
Use our visual world clock to coordinate with friends and family in any timezone.