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May Cross-Quarter 2012

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

Saturday, May 5, 2012

02:20 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

UTCSat, May 502:20UTC
HonoluluFri, May 44:20 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesFri, May 47:20 PMUTC−7
DenverFri, May 48:20 PMUTC−6
ChicagoFri, May 49:20 PMUTC−5
New YorkFri, May 410:20 PMUTC−4
São PauloFri, May 411:20 PMUTC−3
LondonSat, May 53:20 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinSat, May 54:20 AMUTC+2
CairoSat, May 54:20 AMUTC+2
MoscowSat, May 56:20 AMUTC+4
DubaiSat, May 56:20 AMUTC+4
IndiaSat, May 57:50 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSat, May 59:20 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSat, May 510:20 AMUTC+8
TokyoSat, May 511:20 AMUTC+9
SydneySat, May 512:20 PMUTC+10
AucklandSat, May 52:20 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years