May Cross-Quarter
Halfway between a solstice and an equinox: the astronomical moment behind Beltane.
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.
The name
Cross-quarter days fall halfway between a solstice and an equinox. Like the solstices and equinoxes, they are named for their month, so the names work in both hemispheres.
Precision
A sharp moment: the time is meaningful to the minute.
Next: Wed, May 5, 2027, 17:25 UTC
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Every year
Between 1900 and 2100 it comes as early as May 4 at 10:17 UTC (2096) and as late as May 6 at 17:25 UTC (1903).Dates wobble through each four-year leap cycle and creep earlier across a century, until a skipped leap day, as in 1900 and 2100, sets them back.
| Year | Date | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Sat, May 5 | 23:55 |
| 1901 | Mon, May 6 | 05:50 |
| 1902 | Tue, May 6 | 11:39 |
| 1903 | Wed, May 6 | 17:25 |
| 1904 | Thu, May 5 | 23:19 |
| 1905 | Sat, May 6 | 05:14 |
| 1906 | Sun, May 6 | 11:08 |
| 1907 | Mon, May 6 | 16:54 |
| 1908 | Tue, May 5 | 22:38 |
| 1909 | Thu, May 6 | 04:31 |
| 1910 | Fri, May 6 | 10:19 |
| 1911 | Sat, May 6 | 16:00 |
| 1912 | Sun, May 5 | 21:47 |
| 1913 | Tue, May 6 | 03:35 |
| 1914 | Wed, May 6 | 09:20 |
| 1915 | Thu, May 6 | 15:03 |
| 1916 | Fri, May 5 | 20:50 |
| 1917 | Sun, May 6 | 02:46 |
| 1918 | Mon, May 6 | 08:38 |
| 1919 | Tue, May 6 | 14:22 |
| 1920 | Wed, May 5 | 20:11 |
| 1921 | Fri, May 6 | 02:04 |
| 1922 | Sat, May 6 | 07:53 |
| 1923 | Sun, May 6 | 13:38 |
| 1924 | Mon, May 5 | 19:26 |
| 1925 | Wed, May 6 | 01:18 |
| 1926 | Thu, May 6 | 07:08 |
| 1927 | Fri, May 6 | 12:53 |
| 1928 | Sat, May 5 | 18:43 |
| 1929 | Mon, May 6 | 00:40 |
| 1930 | Tue, May 6 | 06:27 |
| 1931 | Wed, May 6 | 12:10 |
| 1932 | Thu, May 5 | 17:55 |
| 1933 | Fri, May 5 | 23:42 |
| 1934 | Sun, May 6 | 05:31 |
| 1935 | Mon, May 6 | 11:12 |
| 1936 | Tue, May 5 | 16:56 |
| 1937 | Wed, May 5 | 22:51 |
| 1938 | Fri, May 6 | 04:35 |
| 1939 | Sat, May 6 | 10:21 |
| 1940 | Sun, May 5 | 16:16 |
| 1941 | Mon, May 5 | 22:10 |
| 1942 | Wed, May 6 | 04:07 |
| 1943 | Thu, May 6 | 09:53 |
| 1944 | Fri, May 5 | 15:40 |
| 1945 | Sat, May 5 | 21:37 |
| 1946 | Mon, May 6 | 03:21 |
| 1947 | Tue, May 6 | 09:03 |
| 1948 | Wed, May 5 | 14:52 |
| 1949 | Thu, May 5 | 20:37 |
| 1950 | Sat, May 6 | 02:25 |
| 1951 | Sun, May 6 | 08:09 |
| 1952 | Mon, May 5 | 13:54 |
| 1953 | Tue, May 5 | 19:52 |
| 1954 | Thu, May 6 | 01:38 |
| 1955 | Fri, May 6 | 07:18 |
| 1956 | Sat, May 5 | 13:10 |
| 1957 | Sun, May 5 | 18:58 |
| 1958 | Tue, May 6 | 00:49 |
| 1959 | Wed, May 6 | 06:39 |
| 1960 | Thu, May 5 | 12:23 |
| 1961 | Fri, May 5 | 18:21 |
| 1962 | Sun, May 6 | 00:09 |
| 1963 | Mon, May 6 | 05:52 |
| 1964 | Tue, May 5 | 11:51 |
| 1965 | Wed, May 5 | 17:42 |
| 1966 | Thu, May 5 | 23:30 |
| 1967 | Sat, May 6 | 05:17 |
| 1968 | Sun, May 5 | 10:56 |
| 1969 | Mon, May 5 | 16:50 |
| 1970 | Tue, May 5 | 22:34 |
| 1971 | Thu, May 6 | 04:08 |
| 1972 | Fri, May 5 | 10:01 |
| 1973 | Sat, May 5 | 15:46 |
| 1974 | Sun, May 5 | 21:34 |
| 1975 | Tue, May 6 | 03:27 |
| 1976 | Wed, May 5 | 09:14 |
| 1977 | Thu, May 5 | 15:16 |
| 1978 | Fri, May 5 | 21:09 |
| 1979 | Sun, May 6 | 02:47 |
| 1980 | Mon, May 5 | 08:44 |
| 1981 | Tue, May 5 | 14:35 |
| 1982 | Wed, May 5 | 20:20 |
| 1983 | Fri, May 6 | 02:11 |
| 1984 | Sat, May 5 | 07:51 |
| 1985 | Sun, May 5 | 13:43 |
| 1986 | Mon, May 5 | 19:31 |
| 1987 | Wed, May 6 | 01:06 |
| 1988 | Thu, May 5 | 07:02 |
| 1989 | Fri, May 5 | 12:54 |
| 1990 | Sat, May 5 | 18:35 |
| 1991 | Mon, May 6 | 00:27 |
| 1992 | Tue, May 5 | 06:09 |
| 1993 | Wed, May 5 | 12:02 |
| 1994 | Thu, May 5 | 17:54 |
| 1995 | Fri, May 5 | 23:30 |
| 1996 | Sun, May 5 | 05:26 |
| 1997 | Mon, May 5 | 11:19 |
| 1998 | Tue, May 5 | 17:03 |
| 1999 | Wed, May 5 | 23:01 |
| 2000 | Fri, May 5 | 04:50 |
| 2001 | Sat, May 5 | 10:45 |
| 2002 | Sun, May 5 | 16:37 |
| 2003 | Mon, May 5 | 22:10 |
| 2004 | Wed, May 5 | 04:02 |
| 2005 | Thu, May 5 | 09:53 |
| 2006 | Fri, May 5 | 15:31 |
| 2007 | Sat, May 5 | 21:20 |
| 2008 | Mon, May 5 | 03:03 |
| 2009 | Tue, May 5 | 08:51 |
| 2010 | Wed, May 5 | 14:44 |
| 2011 | Thu, May 5 | 20:23 |
| 2012 | Sat, May 5 | 02:20 |
| 2013 | Sun, May 5 | 08:18 |
| 2014 | Mon, May 5 | 13:59 |
| 2015 | Tue, May 5 | 19:53 |
| 2016 | Thu, May 5 | 01:42 |
| 2017 | Fri, May 5 | 07:31 |
| 2018 | Sat, May 5 | 13:25 |
| 2019 | Sun, May 5 | 19:03 |
| 2020 | Tue, May 5 | 00:51 |
| 2021 | Wed, May 5 | 06:47 |
| 2022 | Thu, May 5 | 12:26 |
| 2023 | Fri, May 5 | 18:19 |
| 2024 | Sun, May 5 | 00:10 |
| 2025 | Mon, May 5 | 05:57 |
| 2026 | Tue, May 5 | 11:49 |
| 2027 | Wed, May 5 | 17:25 |
| 2028 | Thu, May 4 | 23:12 |
| 2029 | Sat, May 5 | 05:08 |
| 2030 | Sun, May 5 | 10:46 |
| 2031 | Mon, May 5 | 16:35 |
| 2032 | Tue, May 4 | 22:26 |
| 2033 | Thu, May 5 | 04:14 |
| 2034 | Fri, May 5 | 10:09 |
| 2035 | Sat, May 5 | 15:55 |
| 2036 | Sun, May 4 | 21:49 |
| 2037 | Tue, May 5 | 03:50 |
| 2038 | Wed, May 5 | 09:31 |
| 2039 | Thu, May 5 | 15:18 |
| 2040 | Fri, May 4 | 21:09 |
| 2041 | Sun, May 5 | 02:55 |
| 2042 | Mon, May 5 | 08:43 |
| 2043 | Tue, May 5 | 14:22 |
| 2044 | Wed, May 4 | 20:06 |
| 2045 | Fri, May 5 | 02:00 |
| 2046 | Sat, May 5 | 07:41 |
| 2047 | Sun, May 5 | 13:29 |
| 2048 | Mon, May 4 | 19:25 |
| 2049 | Wed, May 5 | 01:13 |
| 2050 | Thu, May 5 | 07:02 |
| 2051 | Fri, May 5 | 12:47 |
| 2052 | Sat, May 4 | 18:35 |
| 2053 | Mon, May 5 | 00:34 |
| 2054 | Tue, May 5 | 06:18 |
| 2055 | Wed, May 5 | 12:04 |
| 2056 | Thu, May 4 | 17:58 |
| 2057 | Fri, May 4 | 23:47 |
| 2058 | Sun, May 5 | 05:36 |
| 2059 | Mon, May 5 | 11:24 |
| 2060 | Tue, May 4 | 17:13 |
| 2061 | Wed, May 4 | 23:07 |
| 2062 | Fri, May 5 | 04:48 |
| 2063 | Sat, May 5 | 10:29 |
| 2064 | Sun, May 4 | 16:19 |
| 2065 | Mon, May 4 | 22:06 |
| 2066 | Wed, May 5 | 03:49 |
| 2067 | Thu, May 5 | 09:33 |
| 2068 | Fri, May 4 | 15:21 |
| 2069 | Sat, May 4 | 21:15 |
| 2070 | Mon, May 5 | 03:06 |
| 2071 | Tue, May 5 | 08:56 |
| 2072 | Wed, May 4 | 14:55 |
| 2073 | Thu, May 4 | 20:49 |
| 2074 | Sat, May 5 | 02:34 |
| 2075 | Sun, May 5 | 08:21 |
| 2076 | Mon, May 4 | 14:09 |
| 2077 | Tue, May 4 | 19:59 |
| 2078 | Thu, May 5 | 01:43 |
| 2079 | Fri, May 5 | 07:23 |
| 2080 | Sat, May 4 | 13:12 |
| 2081 | Sun, May 4 | 19:01 |
| 2082 | Tue, May 5 | 00:44 |
| 2083 | Wed, May 5 | 06:33 |
| 2084 | Thu, May 4 | 12:24 |
| 2085 | Fri, May 4 | 18:14 |
| 2086 | Sun, May 5 | 00:00 |
| 2087 | Mon, May 5 | 05:46 |
| 2088 | Tue, May 4 | 11:38 |
| 2089 | Wed, May 4 | 17:33 |
| 2090 | Thu, May 4 | 23:18 |
| 2091 | Sat, May 5 | 05:05 |
| 2092 | Sun, May 4 | 10:58 |
| 2093 | Mon, May 4 | 16:48 |
| 2094 | Tue, May 4 | 22:37 |
| 2095 | Thu, May 5 | 04:28 |
| 2096 | Fri, May 4 | 10:17 |
| 2097 | Sat, May 4 | 16:10 |
| 2098 | Sun, May 4 | 21:51 |
| 2099 | Tue, May 5 | 03:31 |
| 2100 | Wed, May 5 | 09:23 |