基里巴斯的Kiritimati首先进入2026年, 启动了全球新年庆祝活动。 Kiritimati, Kiribati, was first to enter 2026, kicking off global New Year celebrations.

第一个欢迎2026年的有人居住地点是基里巴斯的Kiritimati岛,该岛屿位于UTC+14时区。 The first inhabited location to welcome 2026 was Kiritimati Island in Kiribati, which is in the UTC+14 time zone. 这标志着全球新年庆祝活动的开始,几乎比世界大部分其他国家提前了整整一天。 This marked the beginning of the global New Year celebrations almost a full day ahead of most of the rest of the world. 在基里巴斯之后,新西兰、澳大利亚以及日本和印度等亚洲国家参加了烟花和公开庆祝活动。 New Zealand, Australia, and Asian countries like Japan and India joined in with fireworks and public celebrations after Kiribati. 随着庆祝活动遍及整个欧洲和美洲,随着美属萨摩亚的到来以及美国无人居住的贝克岛和豪兰群岛的领土贝克岛和豪兰岛的到来,24小时的全球转变于2026年结束。 As the celebrations spread throughout Europe and the Americas, the 24-hour global shift came to an end in 2026 with the arrival of American Samoa and the uninhabited U.S. territories of Baker and Howland Islands.