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May Cross-Quarter 2017

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

Friday, May 5, 2017

07:31 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

UTCFri, May 507:31UTC
HonoluluThu, May 49:31 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesFri, May 512:31 AMUTC−7
DenverFri, May 51:31 AMUTC−6
ChicagoFri, May 52:31 AMUTC−5
New YorkFri, May 53:31 AMUTC−4
São PauloFri, May 54:31 AMUTC−3
LondonFri, May 58:31 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinFri, May 59:31 AMUTC+2
CairoFri, May 59:31 AMUTC+2
MoscowFri, May 510:31 AMUTC+3
DubaiFri, May 511:31 AMUTC+4
IndiaFri, May 51:01 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokFri, May 52:31 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeFri, May 53:31 PMUTC+8
TokyoFri, May 54:31 PMUTC+9
SydneyFri, May 55:31 PMUTC+10
AucklandFri, May 57:31 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years