August Cross-Quarter 2015
Halfway between a solstice and an equinox, a few days after the festival of Lughnasadh.
Friday, August 7, 2015
20:01 UTC
Ecliptic longitude 135°
The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 135°, halfway from the June Solstice to the September Equinox. It falls a few days after the Gaelic festival of Lughnasadh (LOO-nuh-suh), traditionally kept on Aug 1.
See it on the figureAbout August Cross-Quarter, and every year
Around the world
| UTC | Fri, Aug 7 | 20:01 | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | Fri, Aug 7 | 10:01 AM | UTC−10 |
| Los Angeles | Fri, Aug 7 | 1:01 PM | UTC−7 |
| Denver | Fri, Aug 7 | 2:01 PM | UTC−6 |
| Chicago | Fri, Aug 7 | 3:01 PM | UTC−5 |
| New York | Fri, Aug 7 | 4:01 PM | UTC−4 |
| São Paulo | Fri, Aug 7 | 5:01 PM | UTC−3 |
| London | Fri, Aug 7 | 9:01 PM | UTC+1 |
| Paris, Berlin | Fri, Aug 7 | 10:01 PM | UTC+2 |
| Cairo | Fri, Aug 7 | 10:01 PM | UTC+2 |
| Moscow | Fri, Aug 7 | 11:01 PM | UTC+3 |
| Dubai | Sat, Aug 8 | 12:01 AM | UTC+4 |
| India | Sat, Aug 8 | 1:31 AM | UTC+5:30 |
| Bangkok | Sat, Aug 8 | 3:01 AM | UTC+7 |
| Beijing, Singapore | Sat, Aug 8 | 4:01 AM | UTC+8 |
| Tokyo | Sat, Aug 8 | 5:01 AM | UTC+9 |
| Sydney | Sat, Aug 8 | 6:01 AM | UTC+10 |
| Auckland | Sat, Aug 8 | 8:01 AM | UTC+12 |