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May Cross-Quarter 2020

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

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

00:51 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

UTCTue, May 500:51UTC
HonoluluMon, May 42:51 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesMon, May 45:51 PMUTC−7
DenverMon, May 46:51 PMUTC−6
ChicagoMon, May 47:51 PMUTC−5
New YorkMon, May 48:51 PMUTC−4
São PauloMon, May 49:51 PMUTC−3
LondonTue, May 51:51 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinTue, May 52:51 AMUTC+2
CairoTue, May 52:51 AMUTC+2
MoscowTue, May 53:51 AMUTC+3
DubaiTue, May 54:51 AMUTC+4
IndiaTue, May 56:21 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokTue, May 57:51 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeTue, May 58:51 AMUTC+8
TokyoTue, May 59:51 AMUTC+9
SydneyTue, May 510:51 AMUTC+10
AucklandTue, May 512:51 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years