Celebration
Christmas Day
Christmas arrives first in Kiritimati and last in Baker Island, 26 hours apart.
- Date
- Reference zone
- Europe/London (UTC)
- Location
- Worldwide
About this event
Christmas Day on 25 December sweeps around the globe over 26 hours. It begins in Kiritimati in the Line Islands at UTC+14 and ends more than a day later in the uninhabited Baker and Howland Islands at UTC−12. New Zealand is the first substantially populated country to reach Christmas morning, eleven hours ahead of Wales in December, while Hawaii is among the last, ten hours behind. For families spread across timezones this is the one day of the year when knowing the offset really matters.
Start time around the world
The same instant, read off each city's own clock.
| City | Starts at | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 10:00UTC | Thu, 24 Dec |
| London | 10:00UTC | Thu, 24 Dec |
| New York | 05:00EST | Thu, 24 Dec |
| Los Angeles | 02:00PST | Thu, 24 Dec |
| Chicago | 04:00CST | Thu, 24 Dec |
| São Paulo | 07:00UTC−3 | Thu, 24 Dec |
| Paris | 11:00CET | Thu, 24 Dec |
| Dubai | 14:00GST | Thu, 24 Dec |
| Mumbai | 15:30UTC+5:30 | Thu, 24 Dec |
| Singapore | 18:00UTC+8 | Thu, 24 Dec |
| Tokyo | 19:00UTC+9 | Thu, 24 Dec |
| Sydney | 21:00UTC+11 | Thu, 24 Dec |