February Cross-Quarter 2009
Halfway between a solstice and an equinox, a few days after the festival of Imbolc.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
16:50 UTC
Ecliptic longitude 315°
The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 315°, halfway from the December Solstice to the March Equinox. It falls a few days after the Gaelic festival of Imbolc (IM-bolk), traditionally kept on Feb 1.
See it on the figureAbout February Cross-Quarter, and every yearThat day in the 2009 daily tableMore on the seasons
Around the world
| UTC | Tue, Feb 3 | 16:50 | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | Tue, Feb 3 | 6:50 AM | UTC−10 |
| Los Angeles | Tue, Feb 3 | 8:50 AM | UTC−8 |
| Denver | Tue, Feb 3 | 9:50 AM | UTC−7 |
| Chicago | Tue, Feb 3 | 10:50 AM | UTC−6 |
| New York | Tue, Feb 3 | 11:50 AM | UTC−5 |
| São Paulo | Tue, Feb 3 | 2:50 PM | UTC−2 |
| London | Tue, Feb 3 | 4:50 PM | UTC |
| Paris, Berlin | Tue, Feb 3 | 5:50 PM | UTC+1 |
| Cairo | Tue, Feb 3 | 6:50 PM | UTC+2 |
| Moscow | Tue, Feb 3 | 7:50 PM | UTC+3 |
| Dubai | Tue, Feb 3 | 8:50 PM | UTC+4 |
| India | Tue, Feb 3 | 10:20 PM | UTC+5:30 |
| Bangkok | Tue, Feb 3 | 11:50 PM | UTC+7 |
| Beijing, Singapore | Wed, Feb 4 | 12:50 AM | UTC+8 |
| Tokyo | Wed, Feb 4 | 1:50 AM | UTC+9 |
| Sydney | Wed, Feb 4 | 3:50 AM | UTC+11 |
| Auckland | Wed, Feb 4 | 5:50 AM | UTC+13 |