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May Cross-Quarter 2001

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

Saturday, May 5, 2001

10:45 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

UTCSat, May 510:45UTC
HonoluluSat, May 512:45 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesSat, May 53:45 AMUTC−7
DenverSat, May 54:45 AMUTC−6
ChicagoSat, May 55:45 AMUTC−5
New YorkSat, May 56:45 AMUTC−4
São PauloSat, May 57:45 AMUTC−3
LondonSat, May 511:45 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinSat, May 512:45 PMUTC+2
CairoSat, May 51:45 PMUTC+3
MoscowSat, May 52:45 PMUTC+4
DubaiSat, May 52:45 PMUTC+4
IndiaSat, May 54:15 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokSat, May 55:45 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSat, May 56:45 PMUTC+8
TokyoSat, May 57:45 PMUTC+9
SydneySat, May 58:45 PMUTC+10
AucklandSat, May 510:45 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years