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May Cross-Quarter 1996

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

Sunday, May 5, 1996

05:26 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 505:26UTC
HonoluluSat, May 47:26 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesSat, May 410:26 PMUTC−7
DenverSat, May 411:26 PMUTC−6
ChicagoSun, May 512:26 AMUTC−5
New YorkSun, May 51:26 AMUTC−4
São PauloSun, May 52:26 AMUTC−3
LondonSun, May 56:26 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinSun, May 57:26 AMUTC+2
CairoSun, May 58:26 AMUTC+3
MoscowSun, May 59:26 AMUTC+4
DubaiSun, May 59:26 AMUTC+4
IndiaSun, May 510:56 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSun, May 512:26 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSun, May 51:26 PMUTC+8
TokyoSun, May 52:26 PMUTC+9
SydneySun, May 53:26 PMUTC+10
AucklandSun, May 55:26 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years