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May Cross-Quarter 1978

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

Friday, May 5, 1978

21:09 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 year

Around the world

UTCFri, May 521:09UTC
HonoluluFri, May 511:09 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesFri, May 52:09 PMUTC−7
DenverFri, May 53:09 PMUTC−6
ChicagoFri, May 54:09 PMUTC−5
New YorkFri, May 55:09 PMUTC−4
São PauloFri, May 56:09 PMUTC−3
LondonFri, May 510:09 PMUTC+1
ParisFri, May 511:09 PMUTC+2
BerlinFri, May 510:09 PMUTC+1
CairoSat, May 612:09 AMUTC+3
MoscowSat, May 612:09 AMUTC+3
DubaiSat, May 61:09 AMUTC+4
IndiaSat, May 62:39 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSat, May 64:09 AMUTC+7
BeijingSat, May 65:09 AMUTC+8
SingaporeSat, May 64:39 AMUTC+7:30
TokyoSat, May 66:09 AMUTC+9
SydneySat, May 67:09 AMUTC+10
AucklandSat, May 69:09 AMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years