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February Cross-Quarter 1948

Halfway between a solstice and an equinox, a few days after the festival of Imbolc.

Wednesday, February 4, 1948

21:42 UTC

Ecliptic longitude 315°

The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 315°, halfway from the December Solstice to the March Equinox. It falls a few days after the Gaelic festival of Imbolc (IM-bolk), traditionally kept on Feb 1.

See it on the figureAbout February Cross-Quarter, and every yearThat day in the 1948 daily tableMore on the seasons

Around the world

UTCWed, Feb 421:42UTC
HonoluluWed, Feb 411:42 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesWed, Feb 41:42 PMUTC−8
DenverWed, Feb 42:42 PMUTC−7
ChicagoWed, Feb 43:42 PMUTC−6
New YorkWed, Feb 44:42 PMUTC−5
São PauloWed, Feb 46:42 PMUTC−3
LondonWed, Feb 49:42 PMUTC
Paris, BerlinWed, Feb 410:42 PMUTC+1
CairoWed, Feb 411:42 PMUTC+2
MoscowThu, Feb 512:42 AMUTC+3
DubaiThu, Feb 51:42 AMUTC+4
IndiaThu, Feb 53:12 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokThu, Feb 54:42 AMUTC+7
BeijingThu, Feb 55:42 AMUTC+8
SingaporeThu, Feb 55:12 AMUTC+7:30
TokyoThu, Feb 56:42 AMUTC+9
SydneyThu, Feb 57:42 AMUTC+10
AucklandThu, Feb 59:42 AMUTC+12

February Cross-Quarter in other years