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May Cross-Quarter 2000

Halfway between a solstice and an equinox: the astronomical moment behind Beltane.

Friday, May 5, 2000

04:50 UTC

Ecliptic longitude 45°

The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 45°, halfway from the March Equinox to the June Solstice. It is the astronomical moment behind 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

UTCFri, May 504:50UTC
HonoluluThu, May 46:50 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesThu, May 49:50 PMUTC−7
DenverThu, May 410:50 PMUTC−6
ChicagoThu, May 411:50 PMUTC−5
New YorkFri, May 512:50 AMUTC−4
São PauloFri, May 51:50 AMUTC−3
LondonFri, May 55:50 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinFri, May 56:50 AMUTC+2
CairoFri, May 57:50 AMUTC+3
MoscowFri, May 58:50 AMUTC+4
DubaiFri, May 58:50 AMUTC+4
IndiaFri, May 510:20 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokFri, May 511:50 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeFri, May 512:50 PMUTC+8
TokyoFri, May 51:50 PMUTC+9
SydneyFri, May 52:50 PMUTC+10
AucklandFri, May 54:50 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years