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February Cross-Quarter 1976

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

Wednesday, February 4, 1976

16:39 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 1976 daily tableMore on the seasons

Around the world

UTCWed, Feb 416:39UTC
HonoluluWed, Feb 46:39 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesWed, Feb 48:39 AMUTC−8
DenverWed, Feb 49:39 AMUTC−7
ChicagoWed, Feb 410:39 AMUTC−6
New YorkWed, Feb 411:39 AMUTC−5
São PauloWed, Feb 41:39 PMUTC−3
LondonWed, Feb 44:39 PMUTC
Paris, BerlinWed, Feb 45:39 PMUTC+1
CairoWed, Feb 46:39 PMUTC+2
MoscowWed, Feb 47:39 PMUTC+3
DubaiWed, Feb 48:39 PMUTC+4
IndiaWed, Feb 410:09 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokWed, Feb 411:39 PMUTC+7
BeijingThu, Feb 512:39 AMUTC+8
SingaporeThu, Feb 512:09 AMUTC+7:30
TokyoThu, Feb 51:39 AMUTC+9
SydneyThu, Feb 53:39 AMUTC+11
AucklandThu, Feb 55:39 AMUTC+13

February Cross-Quarter in other years