Time In Kiribati Island 2025 Schedule. Kiribati is an island country in the central pacific ocean, and its largest island, kiritimati, was the first place to kick off 2025 when it was just 5 a.m. This year kiribati, an island country in the central pacific ocean and its largest island, kiritimati also called christmas island, stepped into 2025.

According to time zones, kiribati, a small island nation in the pacific ocean, is the first to celebrate new year’s day, starting its festivities at 3:30 pm indian standard time (ist). Kiritimati, with a population of around 7,300, is the first place in the world to start the new year, at 11.00 a.m.