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May Cross-Quarter 2024

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

Sunday, May 5, 2024

00:10 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

UTCSun, May 500:10UTC
HonoluluSat, May 42:10 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesSat, May 45:10 PMUTC−7
DenverSat, May 46:10 PMUTC−6
ChicagoSat, May 47:10 PMUTC−5
New YorkSat, May 48:10 PMUTC−4
São PauloSat, May 49:10 PMUTC−3
LondonSun, May 51:10 AMUTC+1
Paris, BerlinSun, May 52:10 AMUTC+2
CairoSun, May 53:10 AMUTC+3
MoscowSun, May 53:10 AMUTC+3
DubaiSun, May 54:10 AMUTC+4
IndiaSun, May 55:40 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSun, May 57:10 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSun, May 58:10 AMUTC+8
TokyoSun, May 59:10 AMUTC+9
SydneySun, May 510:10 AMUTC+10
AucklandSun, May 512:10 PMUTC+12

May Cross-Quarter in other years