Fall starts September 22, 1:44 P.M. PST
On the first day of fall—the autumnal equinox—day and night are each about 12 hours long (with the actual time of equal day and night, in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring a few days after the autumnal equinox). The Sun crosses the celestial equator going southward; it rises exactly due east and sets exactly due west.
"Of autumn's wine, now drink your fill; the frost's on the pumpkin, and snow's on the hill."
Winter is officially December 21, 12:11 P.M. EST
The start of winter—the winter solstice—is the darkest day of the year when the Sun reaches its most southern point from the northern hemisphere in the sky at local noon. After this date, the days start getting "longer," i.e., the amount of daylight begins to increase.
On the first day of fall—the autumnal equinox—day and night are each about 12 hours long (with the actual time of equal day and night, in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring a few days after the autumnal equinox). The Sun crosses the celestial equator going southward; it rises exactly due east and sets exactly due west.
"Of autumn's wine, now drink your fill; the frost's on the pumpkin, and snow's on the hill."
Winter is officially December 21, 12:11 P.M. EST
The start of winter—the winter solstice—is the darkest day of the year when the Sun reaches its most southern point from the northern hemisphere in the sky at local noon. After this date, the days start getting "longer," i.e., the amount of daylight begins to increase.
