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February Cross-Quarter 2040

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

Saturday, February 4, 2040

05:40 UTC

Ecliptic longitude 315°

The Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 315°, halfway from the December Solstice to the March Equinox. It falls a few days after the Gaelic festival of Imbolc (IM-bolk), traditionally kept on Feb 1.

See it on the figureAbout February Cross-Quarter, and every yearThat day in the 2040 daily tableMore on the seasons

Around the world

UTCSat, Feb 405:40UTC
HonoluluFri, Feb 37:40 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesFri, Feb 39:40 PMUTC−8
DenverFri, Feb 310:40 PMUTC−7
ChicagoFri, Feb 311:40 PMUTC−6
New YorkSat, Feb 412:40 AMUTC−5
São PauloSat, Feb 42:40 AMUTC−3
LondonSat, Feb 45:40 AMUTC
Paris, BerlinSat, Feb 46:40 AMUTC+1
CairoSat, Feb 47:40 AMUTC+2
MoscowSat, Feb 48:40 AMUTC+3
DubaiSat, Feb 49:40 AMUTC+4
IndiaSat, Feb 411:10 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSat, Feb 412:40 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSat, Feb 41:40 PMUTC+8
TokyoSat, Feb 42:40 PMUTC+9
SydneySat, Feb 44:40 PMUTC+11
AucklandSat, Feb 46:40 PMUTC+13

February Cross-Quarter in other years