Equinox vs Solstice ORLANDO, Fla. – Spring has officially arrived! The vernal equinox arrived on March 20, marking the start of the season for the Northern Hemisphere.

Have you ever wondered why days are longer in summer and shorter in winter? This happens because of two special astronomical ...

Summer gets its official start in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the summer solstice. The sun will trace its ...

The 2025 summer solstice takes place on June 20, heralding the onset of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.

Friday, June 20, marks the first official day of summer in 2025. It's also the date of the summer solstice. The first day of ...

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Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, while summer solstice is the longest. Winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere falls on Dec. 21 this year. See equinoxes from space ...

Fall starts at 9 p.m. ET Thursday, a day officially known as the autumn equinox. Both equinoxes and solstices only happen twice a year — the first days of fall and spring are equinoxes, ...

Fall equinox 2024 arrives on Sunday, September 22. ... “Astronomical fall is essentially the time period from the autumnal equinox up to the winter solstice.

Here's what to know about the upcoming 2025 summer solstice this week and when it last fell on June 22 — the rarest date for ...

It's also hard to say an exact date when each equinox or solstice will happen as a calendar year has 365 days but it takes 365.25 days for the Earth to travel around the sun, making it unequal.