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May Cross-Quarter 1974

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

Sunday, May 5, 1974

21:34 UTC

Ecliptic longitude 45°

The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 45°, halfway from the March Equinox to the June Solstice. It falls a few days after the Gaelic festival of Beltane (BELL-tain), traditionally kept on May 1.

See it on the figureAbout May Cross-Quarter, and every yearThat day in the 1974 daily tableMore on the seasons

Around the world

UTCSun, May 521:34UTC
HonoluluSun, May 511:34 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesSun, May 52:34 PMUTC−7
DenverSun, May 53:34 PMUTC−6
ChicagoSun, May 54:34 PMUTC−5
New YorkSun, May 55:34 PMUTC−4
São PauloSun, May 56:34 PMUTC−3
LondonSun, May 510:34 PMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinSun, May 510:34 PMUTC+1
CairoMon, May 612:34 AMUTC+3
MoscowMon, May 612:34 AMUTC+3
DubaiMon, May 61:34 AMUTC+4
IndiaMon, May 63:04 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokMon, May 64:34 AMUTC+7
BeijingMon, May 65:34 AMUTC+8
SingaporeMon, May 65:04 AMUTC+7:30
TokyoMon, May 66:34 AMUTC+9
SydneyMon, May 67:34 AMUTC+10
AucklandMon, May 69:34 AMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years