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New Year’s Eve countdown

A countdown to midnight in your own time zone. Put it on the TV, and the last ten seconds fill the screen before the fireworks start.

New Year’s Eve countdown

Counting to midnight in your time zone

Keys: F full screen, Esc to leave it.

Who’s celebrating now

  1. KiritimatiKiribati
  2. AucklandNew Zealand
  3. SydneyAustralia
  4. TokyoJapan
  5. BeijingChina
  6. BangkokThailand
  7. KathmanduNepal
  8. New DelhiIndia
  9. DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
  10. NairobiKenya
  11. CairoEgypt
  12. ParisFrance
  13. LondonUnited Kingdom
  14. Rio de JaneiroBrazil
  15. New YorkUnited States
  16. Mexico CityMexico
  17. Los AngelesUnited States
  18. HonoluluUnited States
  19. Pago PagoAmerican Samoa

Running a quiz tonight?

Enter your RiLiFi game PIN and a big QR code shows next to the countdown, so guests can scan it and join from their phones.

The PIN stays on this screen. It isn’t saved or sent anywhere.

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The countdown runs in your browser from your device’s clock. Nothing is sent or saved.

How to use the countdown at a party

  1. Open this page on the laptop or smart TV browser you’ll use on the night, and check it says your time zone.
  2. Press Full screen. The screen stays awake while the countdown is in full screen.
  3. Running a quiz first? Enter its game PIN so the QR code shows next to the clock, and guests join while they wait.
  4. At ten seconds the numbers fill the screen. At midnight the fireworks start and the screen says Happy New Year.

Who reaches midnight first

The first inhabited place to see the new year is Kiritimati, in Kiribati’s Line Islands, at UTC+14. The last is American Samoa, at UTC−11, 25 hours later. The strip above lights up each city as its clock passes midnight.

FAQ

Questions about the New Year’s Eve countdown

Can I show the countdown on a TV?
Yes. Open the page in the TV’s browser, or on a laptop connected to the TV, and press Full screen (or F on a keyboard). The screen stays awake in full screen, and the last ten seconds fill it.
Which time zone does the countdown use?
It uses your device’s time zone and shows its name above the clock. Press Change to count down to midnight somewhere else, for example to watch Sydney or New York reach the new year.
Who celebrates New Year first?
Kiritimati in Kiribati is the first inhabited place to reach midnight, at UTC+14. American Samoa is the last, at UTC−11. The strip on this page shows who has reached the new year so far.
Does the countdown still work after midnight?
Yes. From midnight it shows Happy New Year for the whole of 1 January in your time zone. On 2 January it starts counting down to the next New Year’s Eve.