Solstices and equinoxes
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| Date | Event | ||
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| Coming upDecember | |||
| Dec 21Monin 6 weeks | December solsticeShortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere; winter begins there.2:50 pm CT · US Naval Observatory | annual | US Naval ObservatoryComputed (rule) |
| PastSeptember | |||
| Sep 22Tue6 weeks ago | September equinoxAutumn begins in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern.7:05 pm CT · US Naval Observatory | annual | US Naval ObservatoryComputed (rule) |
| PastJune | |||
| Jun 21Sun4 months ago | June solsticeLongest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere; summer begins there.3:25 am CT · US Naval Observatory | annual | US Naval ObservatoryComputed (rule) |
| PastMarch | |||
| Mar 20Fri7 months ago | March equinoxSpring begins in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern. Day and night are close to equal everywhere.9:45 am CT · US Naval Observatory | annual | US Naval ObservatoryComputed (rule) |