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August Cross-Quarter 2017

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

Monday, August 7, 2017

07:40 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

UTCMon, Aug 707:40UTC
HonoluluSun, Aug 69:40 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesMon, Aug 712:40 AMUTC−7
DenverMon, Aug 71:40 AMUTC−6
ChicagoMon, Aug 72:40 AMUTC−5
New YorkMon, Aug 73:40 AMUTC−4
São PauloMon, Aug 74:40 AMUTC−3
LondonMon, Aug 78:40 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinMon, Aug 79:40 AMUTC+2
CairoMon, Aug 79:40 AMUTC+2
MoscowMon, Aug 710:40 AMUTC+3
DubaiMon, Aug 711:40 AMUTC+4
IndiaMon, Aug 71:10 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokMon, Aug 72:40 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeMon, Aug 73:40 PMUTC+8
TokyoMon, Aug 74:40 PMUTC+9
SydneyMon, Aug 75:40 PMUTC+10
AucklandMon, Aug 77:40 PMUTC+12

August Cross-Quarter in other years