Rising from the noise and smoke of the firecrackers of last night, is the sun of 2019. Sunrise is all about hitting ‘refresh’ and add to that the occurrence of first sunrise of the year, it makes up for a pretty meaningful and optimistic phenomenon. 

People are sharing the pictures of #firstsunrise2019 and they’re as splendid as they’re optimistic. Here’s to the first stroke on the canvas of New Year.

1. Mumbai, India

2. West Bengal, India

3. Akshay Kumar also tweeted this video of the first sunrise of 2019.

4. Powai Lake, Mumbai, India

5. Hong Kong

6. Tokyo

7. New Zealand

8. Auckland, NZ

9. Japan

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11. Busan, South Korea

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13. Korea

14. Okinawa

15. Osaka

16. Rokko Island, Osaka

17. Mount Fuji, Japan

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Paint it red, folks.