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August Cross-Quarter 2008

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

Thursday, August 7, 2008

03:16 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

UTCThu, Aug 703:16UTC
HonoluluWed, Aug 65:16 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesWed, Aug 68:16 PMUTC−7
DenverWed, Aug 69:16 PMUTC−6
ChicagoWed, Aug 610:16 PMUTC−5
New YorkWed, Aug 611:16 PMUTC−4
São PauloThu, Aug 712:16 AMUTC−3
LondonThu, Aug 74:16 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinThu, Aug 75:16 AMUTC+2
CairoThu, Aug 76:16 AMUTC+3
MoscowThu, Aug 77:16 AMUTC+4
DubaiThu, Aug 77:16 AMUTC+4
IndiaThu, Aug 78:46 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokThu, Aug 710:16 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeThu, Aug 711:16 AMUTC+8
TokyoThu, Aug 712:16 PMUTC+9
SydneyThu, Aug 71:16 PMUTC+10
AucklandThu, Aug 73:16 PMUTC+12

August Cross-Quarter in other years