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May Cross-Quarter 1962

Halfway between a solstice and an equinox: the astronomical moment behind Beltane.

Sunday, May 6, 1962

00:09 UTC

Ecliptic longitude 45°

The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 45°, halfway from the March Equinox to the June Solstice. It is the astronomical moment behind the Gaelic festival of Beltane (BELL-tain), traditionally kept on May 1.

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

Around the world

UTCSun, May 600:09UTC
HonoluluSat, May 52:09 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesSat, May 55:09 PMUTC−7
DenverSat, May 55:09 PMUTC−7
ChicagoSat, May 57:09 PMUTC−5
New YorkSat, May 58:09 PMUTC−4
São PauloSat, May 59:09 PMUTC−3
LondonSun, May 61:09 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinSun, May 61:09 AMUTC+1
CairoSun, May 63:09 AMUTC+3
MoscowSun, May 63:09 AMUTC+3
DubaiSun, May 64:09 AMUTC+4
IndiaSun, May 65:39 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSun, May 67:09 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSun, May 68:09 AMUTC+8
TokyoSun, May 69:09 AMUTC+9
SydneySun, May 610:09 AMUTC+10
AucklandSun, May 612:09 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years