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February Cross-Quarter 1978

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

Saturday, February 4, 1978

04:27 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 1978 daily tableMore on the seasons

Around the world

UTCSat, Feb 404:27UTC
HonoluluFri, Feb 36:27 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesFri, Feb 38:27 PMUTC−8
DenverFri, Feb 39:27 PMUTC−7
ChicagoFri, Feb 310:27 PMUTC−6
New YorkFri, Feb 311:27 PMUTC−5
São PauloSat, Feb 41:27 AMUTC−3
LondonSat, Feb 44:27 AMUTC
Paris, BerlinSat, Feb 45:27 AMUTC+1
CairoSat, Feb 46:27 AMUTC+2
MoscowSat, Feb 47:27 AMUTC+3
DubaiSat, Feb 48:27 AMUTC+4
IndiaSat, Feb 49:57 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSat, Feb 411:27 AMUTC+7
BeijingSat, Feb 412:27 PMUTC+8
SingaporeSat, Feb 411:57 AMUTC+7:30
TokyoSat, Feb 41:27 PMUTC+9
SydneySat, Feb 43:27 PMUTC+11
AucklandSat, Feb 45:27 PMUTC+13

February Cross-Quarter in other years