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.

2:30

Pyongyang, North Korea

Yes, even the capital of the hermit nation of North Korea celebrated the new year with a drone show.

4:46

Beijing

Few countries do celebrations bigger than China -- even though the Chinese New Year technically isn't until Feb. 5.

1:30

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.

4:22

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.

8:38

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.

0:00

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.

3:08

Rome

The Colosseum provided the backdrop for fireworks in Italy's capital city.

1:17

Paris

The people of Paris took a break from regular protests to celebrate the new year with fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe.

5:02

London

The London Eve and Big Ben framed the New Year's Eve celebrations in the U.K. capital.

3:09

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.

3:52

New York City

Thousands packed into a wet, rainy Times Square to celebrate as the ball dropped and 2019 began.