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May Cross-Quarter 2016

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

Thursday, May 5, 2016

01:42 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 501:42UTC
HonoluluWed, May 43:42 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesWed, May 46:42 PMUTC−7
DenverWed, May 47:42 PMUTC−6
ChicagoWed, May 48:42 PMUTC−5
New YorkWed, May 49:42 PMUTC−4
São PauloWed, May 410:42 PMUTC−3
LondonThu, May 52:42 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinThu, May 53:42 AMUTC+2
CairoThu, May 53:42 AMUTC+2
MoscowThu, May 54:42 AMUTC+3
DubaiThu, May 55:42 AMUTC+4
IndiaThu, May 57:12 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokThu, May 58:42 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeThu, May 59:42 AMUTC+8
TokyoThu, May 510:42 AMUTC+9
SydneyThu, May 511:42 AMUTC+10
AucklandThu, May 51:42 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years