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May Cross-Quarter 2008

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

Monday, May 5, 2008

03:03 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 503:03UTC
HonoluluSun, May 45:03 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesSun, May 48:03 PMUTC−7
DenverSun, May 49:03 PMUTC−6
ChicagoSun, May 410:03 PMUTC−5
New YorkSun, May 411:03 PMUTC−4
São PauloMon, May 512:03 AMUTC−3
LondonMon, May 54:03 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinMon, May 55:03 AMUTC+2
CairoMon, May 56:03 AMUTC+3
MoscowMon, May 57:03 AMUTC+4
DubaiMon, May 57:03 AMUTC+4
IndiaMon, May 58:33 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokMon, May 510:03 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeMon, May 511:03 AMUTC+8
TokyoMon, May 512:03 PMUTC+9
SydneyMon, May 51:03 PMUTC+10
AucklandMon, May 53:03 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years