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May Cross-Quarter 1998

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

Tuesday, May 5, 1998

17:03 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

UTCTue, May 517:03UTC
HonoluluTue, May 57:03 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesTue, May 510:03 AMUTC−7
DenverTue, May 511:03 AMUTC−6
ChicagoTue, May 512:03 PMUTC−5
New YorkTue, May 51:03 PMUTC−4
São PauloTue, May 52:03 PMUTC−3
LondonTue, May 56:03 PMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinTue, May 57:03 PMUTC+2
CairoTue, May 58:03 PMUTC+3
MoscowTue, May 59:03 PMUTC+4
DubaiTue, May 59:03 PMUTC+4
IndiaTue, May 510:33 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokWed, May 612:03 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeWed, May 61:03 AMUTC+8
TokyoWed, May 62:03 AMUTC+9
SydneyWed, May 63:03 AMUTC+10
AucklandWed, May 65:03 AMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years