First Cities to Ring in the New Day
Suva is among the first places on Earth to enter each new day, running at UTC+12:00.
| # | City | Country | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suva | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 2 | South Tarawa | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 3 | Wellington | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 4 | Nasinu | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 5 | Lautoka | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 6 | Auckland | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 7 | Christchurch | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 8 | Manukau City | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 9 | North Shore | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 10 | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 11 | Tauranga | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 12 | Dunedin | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 13 | Lower Hutt | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 14 | Palmerston North | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 15 | New Plymouth | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 16 | Napier | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 17 | Rotorua | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 18 | Porirua | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 19 | Invercargill | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 20 | Nelson | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 21 | Whangarei | - | UTC+12:00 |
| 22 | Noumea | - | UTC+11:00 |
| 23 | Honiara | - | UTC+11:00 |
| 24 | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | - | UTC+11:00 |
| 25 | Magadan | - | UTC+11:00 |
| 26 | Canberra | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 27 | Port Moresby | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 28 | Sydney | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 29 | Melbourne | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 30 | Brisbane | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 31 | Gold Coast | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 32 | Khabarovsk | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 33 | Vladivostok | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 34 | Khabarovsk Vtoroy | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 35 | Lae | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 36 | Logan City | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 37 | Wollongong | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 38 | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 39 | Geelong | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 40 | Hobart | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 41 | Townsville | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 42 | Ussuriysk | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 43 | Cairns | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 44 | Nakhodka | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 45 | Toowoomba | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 46 | Mackay | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 47 | Ballarat | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 48 | Bendigo | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 49 | Artëm | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 50 | Launceston | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 51 | Rockhampton | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 52 | Birobidzhan | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 53 | Maitland | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 54 | Point Cook | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 55 | Craigieburn | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 56 | Melbourne City Centre | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 57 | Arsen’yev | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 58 | Tarneit | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 59 | Pakenham | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 60 | Hervey Bay | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 61 | Shepparton | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 62 | Reservoir | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 63 | Berwick | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 64 | Bundaberg | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 65 | Werribee | - | UTC+10:00 |
| 66 | Adelaide | - | UTC+09:30 |
| 67 | Darwin | - | UTC+09:30 |
| 68 | Adelaide Hills | - | UTC+09:30 |
| 69 | Tokyo | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 70 | Pyongyang | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 71 | Seoul | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 72 | Dili | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 73 | Yokohama | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 74 | Busan | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 75 | Incheon | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 76 | Osaka | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 77 | Daegu | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 78 | Nagoya | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 79 | Sapporo | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 80 | Fukuoka | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 81 | Kawasaki | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 82 | Kobe | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 83 | Gwangju | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 84 | Daejeon | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 85 | Kyoto | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 86 | Saitama | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 87 | Suwon | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 88 | Hiroshima | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 89 | Sendai | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 90 | Goyang-si | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 91 | Seongnam-si | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 92 | Changwon | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 93 | Chiba | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 94 | Ulsan | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 95 | Kitakyushu | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 96 | Bucheon-si | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 97 | Cheongju-si | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 98 | Niigata | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 99 | Hamamatsu | - | UTC+09:00 |
| 100 | Sakai | - | UTC+09:00 |
About this ranking
Each new calendar day begins just west of the International Date Line and sweeps westward around the globe. The cities that see it first sit in the world's most advanced time zones, up to UTC+14, so they celebrate New Year and every sunrise hours before most of the planet. Their clocks are 'ahead' simply because of where the date line was drawn.
These early-day places are mostly in the Pacific and the far east of Asia and Oceania. Right now Suva is among the very first, running at UTC+12:00.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which city is first to start the new day?
Places in the furthest-ahead time zones, up to UTC+14, start each day first. On this list Suva is among the earliest, at UTC+12:00.
Why do some places start the day so early?
Because of the International Date Line and how far east their time zone is set. The higher the UTC offset, the sooner the new date arrives.
What is the furthest-ahead time zone?
UTC+14, used by parts of Kiribati, is the most advanced standard time zone in the world.