It’s 2 January in Kiritimati but still 2025 on Baker Islandpublished at 10:45 GMT
There is a 26-hour time difference between Baker Island and parts of Kiribati
While most of the world has now welcomed 2026, there are still a handful of places in 2025.
Niue Island in the South Pacific will mark the new year at 11:00 GMT, and by 12:00 GMT it will be 2026 everywhere as the uninhabited Baker Island in the central Pacific leaves 2025 behind.
It is already 2 January in parts of the Pacific nation of Kiribati – which has three time zones – as the atoll of Kiritimati entered a new day at 10:00 GMT.
Baker Island is 26 hours behind Kiritimati, with the islands approximately 1,323 miles apart.
Image source, Kaai SilberyThe sun rise on Chatham Island on 1 January 2026
One of the first places to welcome 2026 was the Chatham Islands, which are administered by New Zealand. It is another part of the world which is now already in 2 January.
Kaai Silbery sent a picture of the sun rising for the first time in 2026 on the islands.