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May Cross-Quarter 1979

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

Sunday, May 6, 1979

02:47 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

UTCSun, May 602:47UTC
HonoluluSat, May 54:47 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesSat, May 57:47 PMUTC−7
DenverSat, May 58:47 PMUTC−6
ChicagoSat, May 59:47 PMUTC−5
New YorkSat, May 510:47 PMUTC−4
São PauloSat, May 511:47 PMUTC−3
LondonSun, May 63:47 AMUTC+1
ParisSun, May 64:47 AMUTC+2
BerlinSun, May 63:47 AMUTC+1
CairoSun, May 65:47 AMUTC+3
MoscowSun, May 65:47 AMUTC+3
DubaiSun, May 66:47 AMUTC+4
IndiaSun, May 68:17 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSun, May 69:47 AMUTC+7
BeijingSun, May 610:47 AMUTC+8
SingaporeSun, May 610:17 AMUTC+7:30
TokyoSun, May 611:47 AMUTC+9
SydneySun, May 612:47 PMUTC+10
AucklandSun, May 62:47 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years