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August Cross-Quarter 1998

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

Friday, August 7, 1998

17:20 UTC

Ecliptic longitude 135°

The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 135°, halfway from the June Solstice to the September Equinox. It falls a few days after the Gaelic festival of Lughnasadh (LOO-nuh-suh), traditionally kept on Aug 1.

See it on the figureAbout August Cross-Quarter, and every year

Around the world

UTCFri, Aug 717:20UTC
HonoluluFri, Aug 77:20 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesFri, Aug 710:20 AMUTC−7
DenverFri, Aug 711:20 AMUTC−6
ChicagoFri, Aug 712:20 PMUTC−5
New YorkFri, Aug 71:20 PMUTC−4
São PauloFri, Aug 72:20 PMUTC−3
LondonFri, Aug 76:20 PMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinFri, Aug 77:20 PMUTC+2
CairoFri, Aug 78:20 PMUTC+3
MoscowFri, Aug 79:20 PMUTC+4
DubaiFri, Aug 79:20 PMUTC+4
IndiaFri, Aug 710:50 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokSat, Aug 812:20 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSat, Aug 81:20 AMUTC+8
TokyoSat, Aug 82:20 AMUTC+9
SydneySat, Aug 83:20 AMUTC+10
AucklandSat, Aug 85:20 AMUTC+12

August Cross-Quarter in other years