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May Cross-Quarter 2003

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

Monday, May 5, 2003

22:10 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

UTCMon, May 522:10UTC
HonoluluMon, May 512:10 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesMon, May 53:10 PMUTC−7
DenverMon, May 54:10 PMUTC−6
ChicagoMon, May 55:10 PMUTC−5
New YorkMon, May 56:10 PMUTC−4
São PauloMon, May 57:10 PMUTC−3
LondonMon, May 511:10 PMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinTue, May 612:10 AMUTC+2
CairoTue, May 61:10 AMUTC+3
MoscowTue, May 62:10 AMUTC+4
DubaiTue, May 62:10 AMUTC+4
IndiaTue, May 63:40 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokTue, May 65:10 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeTue, May 66:10 AMUTC+8
TokyoTue, May 67:10 AMUTC+9
SydneyTue, May 68:10 AMUTC+10
AucklandTue, May 610:10 AMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years