January 2022 began in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa...

(Patria) - Residents of the small Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa and Kiribati, as well as Christmas Island, were the first to enter the new 2022 year, at 11 AM CET. Residents of Kiribati always enter the new year first.

One hour after them, residents of New Zealand entered the new 2022.

At 2 PM CET, Australia also entered January.

At 4 PM, Japan and Korea will welcome it, and an hour later, China. The New Year will arrive in Indonesia and Thailand at 6 PM, at 7 PM in Bangladesh, and at 8 PM in Pakistan. After the residents of the United Arab Emirates welcome it, it will move towards Eastern Europe, where it will be welcomed at 11 PM our time. After us, 2022 will begin one hour after midnight in Great Britain, and Canadians will celebrate around 5 AM.