These Countries Ring In New Year's First & LastThese Countries Ring In New Year's First & LastImage Credits: Canva Countries celebrate New Year's at different times due to different time zones. Image Credits: Canva Tonga a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean celebrates New Year at 10 am GMT or 3:30 pm IST, on Dec 31. Image Credits: Canva Kiritimati Island known for its coral reefs rings in the New Year at 3:30 pm IST on Dec 31.Image Credits: Canva Samoa another inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean also sees the first sunrise of Jan 1 at 3:30 pm IST on Dec 31.Image Credits: Canva New Zealand sees the first sunrise of the New Year at 3:30 pm IST. Australia changes its calendar at 6:30 pm IST on Dec 31. Japan celebrates the New Year at 8:30 pm IST on Dec 31. Baker Island near the USA is the last place on earth to welcome the New Year, at 5:30 pm IST on Jan 1. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Howland Island near the USA welcomes the New Year at 5:30 pm IST on Jan 1. It's an inhabited island. Image Credits:Wikimedia Commons