When Does Fall Start? Everything You Need to Know About the First Day of Autumn

Fall Season: This year, September 22 is the first day of fall, also known as the autumnal equinox. The Farmer's Almanac says that the spring equinox will happen at 8:44 a.m. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere.
Fall Season

Fall Season: In many parts of the country, the still-hot weather may not show it yet, but summer is almost over and fall is coming quickly.

Many people think of back-to-school as the unofficial start of fall, but for those who don’t follow a school calendar, there is a real start date. You still have time to get those rakes ready for the leaves in your garden and get ready for all the pumpkin spice things that are going to happen.

Get a pen and a calendar ready, because fall is coming. What you need to know about the start of fall.

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When does fall begin?

This year, September 22 is the first day of fall, also known as the autumnal equinox. The Farmer’s Almanac says that the spring equinox will happen at 8:44 a.m. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere.

There are two days that you could actually count as the first day of fall. The autumnal equinox on September 22 marks the start of astronomical fall. Some meteorologists also think that September 1 is the first day of fall because that’s when temperatures start to drop each year.

What is the equinox of autumn?

The National Weather Service says that equinoxes only happen twice a year. They happen when the Earth’s axis is turned neither toward nor away from the sun, making it nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness.

The vernal equinox, which is the other equinox, takes place in the spring.

The spring equinox and the summer equinox are both real. At this point, the Earth leans the most either toward or away from the sun.

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When will the leaves change color?

The weather and where you live in the U.S. will determine when the leaves change. As per the SmokeyMountains.com shows that the first leaves will start to change along the Canadian borders of some northern states in early September. It will also happen in Utah and Colorado.

The picture shows that by October 30, the leaves will have changed in almost all of the contiguous U.S. states. The fall colors will range from not very bright to past their peak.

When does winter start?

This year, the winter solstice will happen on Saturday, December 21. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be the first day of winter.

A lot of people call December 21 the “shortest day of the year,” which means there are the fewest hours of sun. The days will slowly start to get longer again once winter is over.

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