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May Cross-Quarter 2011

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

Thursday, May 5, 2011

20:23 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

UTCThu, May 520:23UTC
HonoluluThu, May 510:23 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesThu, May 51:23 PMUTC−7
DenverThu, May 52:23 PMUTC−6
ChicagoThu, May 53:23 PMUTC−5
New YorkThu, May 54:23 PMUTC−4
São PauloThu, May 55:23 PMUTC−3
LondonThu, May 59:23 PMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinThu, May 510:23 PMUTC+2
CairoThu, May 510:23 PMUTC+2
MoscowFri, May 612:23 AMUTC+4
DubaiFri, May 612:23 AMUTC+4
IndiaFri, May 61:53 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokFri, May 63:23 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeFri, May 64:23 AMUTC+8
TokyoFri, May 65:23 AMUTC+9
SydneyFri, May 66:23 AMUTC+10
AucklandFri, May 68:23 AMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years