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May Cross-Quarter 2010

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

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

14:44 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

UTCWed, May 514:44UTC
HonoluluWed, May 54:44 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesWed, May 57:44 AMUTC−7
DenverWed, May 58:44 AMUTC−6
ChicagoWed, May 59:44 AMUTC−5
New YorkWed, May 510:44 AMUTC−4
São PauloWed, May 511:44 AMUTC−3
LondonWed, May 53:44 PMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinWed, May 54:44 PMUTC+2
CairoWed, May 55:44 PMUTC+3
MoscowWed, May 56:44 PMUTC+4
DubaiWed, May 56:44 PMUTC+4
IndiaWed, May 58:14 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokWed, May 59:44 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeWed, May 510:44 PMUTC+8
TokyoWed, May 511:44 PMUTC+9
SydneyThu, May 612:44 AMUTC+10
AucklandThu, May 62:44 AMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years