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February Cross-Quarter 1998

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

Wednesday, February 4, 1998

00:57 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 1998 daily tableMore on the seasons

Around the world

UTCWed, Feb 400:57UTC
HonoluluTue, Feb 32:57 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesTue, Feb 34:57 PMUTC−8
DenverTue, Feb 35:57 PMUTC−7
ChicagoTue, Feb 36:57 PMUTC−6
New YorkTue, Feb 37:57 PMUTC−5
São PauloTue, Feb 310:57 PMUTC−2
LondonWed, Feb 412:57 AMUTC
Paris, BerlinWed, Feb 41:57 AMUTC+1
CairoWed, Feb 42:57 AMUTC+2
MoscowWed, Feb 43:57 AMUTC+3
DubaiWed, Feb 44:57 AMUTC+4
IndiaWed, Feb 46:27 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokWed, Feb 47:57 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeWed, Feb 48:57 AMUTC+8
TokyoWed, Feb 49:57 AMUTC+9
SydneyWed, Feb 411:57 AMUTC+11
AucklandWed, Feb 41:57 PMUTC+13

February Cross-Quarter in other years