Watch revelers ring in New Year's Eve with celebrations around the world
The party got underway very early Eastern time with fireworks in Auckland.
There was no shortage of celebration -- and a large worldwide budget for fireworks -- as revelers from around the world rang in the new year for 2019.
The party got started very early U.S. Eastern time with fireworks in Auckland, New Zealand, at 5 a.m. The celebrations only got more boisterous from there as the time zones unfurled with party after party.
Auckland, New Zealand
The biggest major city to celebrate the new year -- sorry, Samoa -- rang in 2019 with fireworks shooting off the Sky Tower.
Sydney
The most-populous city in Australia always celebrates the new year in grand fashion with fireworks over the famous Sydney Opera House and off the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Pyongyang, North Korea
Yes, even the capital of the hermit nation of North Korea celebrated the new year with a drone show.
Beijing
Few countries do celebrations bigger than China -- even though the Chinese New Year technically isn't until Feb. 5.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong welcomed in the new year with a huge fireworks show over Victoria Harbor.
Bangkok
Thailand's capital, and its 8.2 million people, rang in the new year exactly 12 hours before the U.S. East Coast.
Dubai
Those looking to crane their necks way up into the sky would have had to travel to Dubai, where celebrations took place at the tallest building in the world: the Burj Khalifa.
Moscow
The most-populous city in Europe entered the celebrations at 4 p.m. Eastern time with a fireworks display over top of the Kremlin.
Athens, Greece
One of the oldest cities in the world celebrated the new year in the rain with fireworks lighting up the midnight sky above the 2,400-year-old Parthenon.
Rome
The Colosseum provided the backdrop for fireworks in Italy's capital city.
Paris
The people of Paris took a break from regular protests to celebrate the new year with fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe.
London
The London Eve and Big Ben framed the New Year's Eve celebrations in the U.K. capital.
Rio de Janeiro
It was about 80 degrees in Rio as revelers were able to ring in the new year on the beach three hours ahead of New York City.
New York City
Thousands packed into a wet, rainy Times Square to celebrate as the ball dropped and 2019 began.