SolmanacLearn

May Cross-Quarter 2013

Halfway between a solstice and an equinox: the astronomical moment behind Beltane.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

08:18 UTC

Ecliptic longitude 45°

The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 45°, halfway from the March Equinox to the June Solstice. It is the astronomical moment behind 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

UTCSun, May 508:18UTC
HonoluluSat, May 410:18 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesSun, May 51:18 AMUTC−7
DenverSun, May 52:18 AMUTC−6
ChicagoSun, May 53:18 AMUTC−5
New YorkSun, May 54:18 AMUTC−4
São PauloSun, May 55:18 AMUTC−3
LondonSun, May 59:18 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinSun, May 510:18 AMUTC+2
CairoSun, May 510:18 AMUTC+2
MoscowSun, May 512:18 PMUTC+4
DubaiSun, May 512:18 PMUTC+4
IndiaSun, May 51:48 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokSun, May 53:18 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSun, May 54:18 PMUTC+8
TokyoSun, May 55:18 PMUTC+9
SydneySun, May 56:18 PMUTC+10
AucklandSun, May 58:18 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years