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August Cross-Quarter 1999

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

Saturday, August 7, 1999

23:14 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

UTCSat, Aug 723:14UTC
HonoluluSat, Aug 71:14 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesSat, Aug 74:14 PMUTC−7
DenverSat, Aug 75:14 PMUTC−6
ChicagoSat, Aug 76:14 PMUTC−5
New YorkSat, Aug 77:14 PMUTC−4
São PauloSat, Aug 78:14 PMUTC−3
LondonSun, Aug 812:14 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinSun, Aug 81:14 AMUTC+2
CairoSun, Aug 82:14 AMUTC+3
MoscowSun, Aug 83:14 AMUTC+4
DubaiSun, Aug 83:14 AMUTC+4
IndiaSun, Aug 84:44 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSun, Aug 86:14 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSun, Aug 87:14 AMUTC+8
TokyoSun, Aug 88:14 AMUTC+9
SydneySun, Aug 89:14 AMUTC+10
AucklandSun, Aug 811:14 AMUTC+12

August Cross-Quarter in other years