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August Cross-Quarter 1959

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

Saturday, August 8, 1959

07:04 UTC

Ecliptic longitude 135°

The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 135°, halfway from the June Solstice to the September Equinox. It falls a few days after the Gaelic festival of Lughnasadh (LOO-nuh-suh), traditionally kept on Aug 1.

See it on the figureAbout August Cross-Quarter, and every year

Around the world

UTCSat, Aug 807:04UTC
HonoluluFri, Aug 79:04 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesSat, Aug 812:04 AMUTC−7
DenverSat, Aug 812:04 AMUTC−7
ChicagoSat, Aug 82:04 AMUTC−5
New YorkSat, Aug 83:04 AMUTC−4
São PauloSat, Aug 84:04 AMUTC−3
LondonSat, Aug 88:04 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinSat, Aug 88:04 AMUTC+1
CairoSat, Aug 810:04 AMUTC+3
MoscowSat, Aug 810:04 AMUTC+3
DubaiSat, Aug 811:04 AMUTC+4
IndiaSat, Aug 812:34 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokSat, Aug 82:04 PMUTC+7
BeijingSat, Aug 83:04 PMUTC+8
SingaporeSat, Aug 82:34 PMUTC+7:30
TokyoSat, Aug 84:04 PMUTC+9
SydneySat, Aug 85:04 PMUTC+10
AucklandSat, Aug 87:04 PMUTC+12

August Cross-Quarter in other years