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February Cross-Quarter 1979

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

Sunday, February 4, 1979

10:12 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 1979 daily tableMore on the seasons

Around the world

UTCSun, Feb 410:12UTC
HonoluluSun, Feb 412:12 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesSun, Feb 42:12 AMUTC−8
DenverSun, Feb 43:12 AMUTC−7
ChicagoSun, Feb 44:12 AMUTC−6
New YorkSun, Feb 45:12 AMUTC−5
São PauloSun, Feb 47:12 AMUTC−3
LondonSun, Feb 410:12 AMUTC
Paris, BerlinSun, Feb 411:12 AMUTC+1
CairoSun, Feb 412:12 PMUTC+2
MoscowSun, Feb 41:12 PMUTC+3
DubaiSun, Feb 42:12 PMUTC+4
IndiaSun, Feb 43:42 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokSun, Feb 45:12 PMUTC+7
BeijingSun, Feb 46:12 PMUTC+8
SingaporeSun, Feb 45:42 PMUTC+7:30
TokyoSun, Feb 47:12 PMUTC+9
SydneySun, Feb 49:12 PMUTC+11
AucklandSun, Feb 411:12 PMUTC+13

February Cross-Quarter in other years