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The first day of spring is at the vernal equinox, when day and night are equal. Find out the exact time and date.
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Current Season
Autumn 2022
Start (September equinox)Sep 229:03 pmDuration 89 days, 20 hrs, 44 minsNext Season
Winter 2022-2023
Start (December solstice)Dec 214:48 pmDuration88 days, 23 hrs, 36 mins
Spring 2023
Start (March equinox)Mar 205:24 pmDuration 92 days, 17 hrs, 33 mins
Summer 2023
Start (June solstice)Jun 2110:57 amDuration 93 days, 15 hrs, 52 mins
Countries define seasons differently. This calculator refers to astronomical seasons, not meteorological seasons. All times are local time for New York.
Solstices & Equinoxes for Washington DC
| Year | March equinox | June solstice | September equinox | December solstice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | Mar 10 | 10:23 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 1:12 am LMT | Sep 13 | 11:26 am LMT | Dec 11 | 11:24 pm LMT |
| 1501 | Mar 11 | 4:13 am LMT | Jun 12 | 6:56 am LMT | Sep 13 | 5:12 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 5:10 am LMT |
| 1502 | Mar 11 | 9:58 am LMT | Jun 12 | 12:42 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 10:55 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 10:50 am LMT |
| 1503 | Mar 11 | 3:46 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 6:37 pm LMT | Sep 14 | 4:45 am LMT | Dec 12 | 4:42 pm LMT |
| 1504 | Mar 10 | 9:38 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 12:16 am LMT | Sep 13 | 10:24 am LMT | Dec 11 | 10:27 pm LMT |
| 1505 | Mar 11 | 3:20 am LMT | Jun 12 | 6:02 am LMT | Sep 13 | 4:17 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 4:13 am LMT |
| 1506 | Mar 11 | 9:04 am LMT | Jun 12 | 11:56 am LMT | Sep 13 | 10:10 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 10:02 am LMT |
| 1507 | Mar 11 | 2:53 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 5:38 pm LMT | Sep 14 | 3:48 am LMT | Dec 12 | 3:47 pm LMT |
| 1508 | Mar 10 | 8:40 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 11:26 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 9:44 am LMT | Dec 11 | 9:44 pm LMT |
| 1509 | Mar 11 | 2:28 am LMT | Jun 12 | 5:11 am LMT | Sep 13 | 3:35 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 3:35 am LMT |
| 1510 | Mar 11 | 8:16 am LMT | Jun 12 | 10:58 am LMT | Sep 13 | 9:20 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 9:20 am LMT |
| 1511 | Mar 11 | 2:07 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 4:53 pm LMT | Sep 14 | 3:15 am LMT | Dec 12 | 3:20 pm LMT |
| 1512 | Mar 10 | 8:04 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 10:36 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 8:58 am LMT | Dec 11 | 9:11 pm LMT |
| 1513 | Mar 11 | 1:54 am LMT | Jun 12 | 4:25 am LMT | Sep 13 | 2:51 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 3:00 am LMT |
| 1514 | Mar 11 | 7:43 am LMT | Jun 12 | 10:23 am LMT | Sep 13 | 8:47 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 8:53 am LMT |
| 1515 | Mar 11 | 1:40 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 4:11 pm LMT | Sep 14 | 2:25 am LMT | Dec 12 | 2:38 pm LMT |
| 1516 | Mar 10 | 7:30 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 10:02 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 8:22 am LMT | Dec 11 | 8:33 pm LMT |
| 1517 | Mar 11 | 1:18 am LMT | Jun 12 | 3:51 am LMT | Sep 13 | 2:15 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 2:23 am LMT |
| 1518 | Mar 11 | 7:05 am LMT | Jun 12 | 9:39 am LMT | Sep 13 | 7:59 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 8:03 am LMT |
| 1519 | Mar 11 | 12:50 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 3:31 pm LMT | Sep 14 | 1:53 am LMT | Dec 12 | 2:00 pm LMT |
| 1520 | Mar 10 | 6:42 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 9:12 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 7:36 am LMT | Dec 11 | 7:49 pm LMT |
| 1521 | Mar 11 | 12:25 am LMT | Jun 12 | 2:53 am LMT | Sep 13 | 1:25 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 1:34 am LMT |
| 1522 | Mar 11 | 6:07 am LMT | Jun 12 | 8:44 am LMT | Sep 13 | 7:17 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 7:27 am LMT |
| 1523 | Mar 11 | 12:01 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 2:26 pm LMT | Sep 14 | 12:51 am LMT | Dec 12 | 1:10 pm LMT |
| 1524 | Mar 10 | 5:48 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 8:10 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 6:42 am LMT | Dec 11 | 7:03 pm LMT |
| 1525 | Mar 10 | 11:35 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 1:57 am LMT | Sep 13 | 12:32 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 12:53 am LMT |
| 1526 | Mar 11 | 5:25 am LMT | Jun 12 | 7:44 am LMT | Sep 13 | 6:12 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 6:31 am LMT |
| 1527 | Mar 11 | 11:12 am LMT | Jun 12 | 1:38 pm LMT | Sep 14 | 12:05 am LMT | Dec 12 | 12:27 pm LMT |
| 1528 | Mar 10 | 5:07 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 7:24 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 5:51 am LMT | Dec 11 | 6:17 pm LMT |
| 1529 | Mar 10 | 10:54 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 1:11 am LMT | Sep 13 | 11:43 am LMT | Dec 12 | 12:02 am LMT |
| 1530 | Mar 11 | 4:37 am LMT | Jun 12 | 7:08 am LMT | Sep 13 | 5:42 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 5:58 am LMT |
| 1531 | Mar 11 | 10:34 am LMT | Jun 12 | 12:57 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 11:24 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 11:46 am LMT |
| 1532 | Mar 10 | 4:23 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 6:43 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 5:20 am LMT | Dec 11 | 5:43 pm LMT |
| 1533 | Mar 10 | 10:11 pm LMT | Jun 12 | 12:33 am LMT | Sep 13 | 11:17 am LMT | Dec 11 | 11:40 pm LMT |
| 1534 | Mar 11 | 4:04 am LMT | Jun 12 | 6:22 am LMT | Sep 13 | 4:59 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 5:21 am LMT |
| 1535 | Mar 11 | 9:52 am LMT | Jun 12 | 12:12 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 10:51 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 11:20 am LMT |
| 1536 | Mar 10 | 3:48 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 5:57 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 4:37 am LMT | Dec 11 | 5:12 pm LMT |
| 1537 | Mar 10 | 9:38 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 11:42 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 10:23 am LMT | Dec 11 | 10:53 pm LMT |
| 1538 | Mar 11 | 3:19 am LMT | Jun 12 | 5:35 am LMT | Sep 13 | 4:16 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 4:45 am LMT |
| 1539 | Mar 11 | 9:16 am LMT | Jun 12 | 11:24 am LMT | Sep 13 | 9:53 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 10:28 am LMT |
| 1540 | Mar 10 | 3:02 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 5:07 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 3:42 am LMT | Dec 11 | 4:16 pm LMT |
| 1541 | Mar 10 | 8:42 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 10:54 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 9:37 am LMT | Dec 11 | 10:07 pm LMT |
| 1542 | Mar 11 | 2:32 am LMT | Jun 12 | 4:42 am LMT | Sep 13 | 3:17 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 3:44 am LMT |
| 1543 | Mar 11 | 8:14 am LMT | Jun 12 | 10:28 am LMT | Sep 13 | 9:08 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 9:39 am LMT |
| 1544 | Mar 10 | 2:04 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 4:12 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 2:56 am LMT | Dec 11 | 3:34 pm LMT |
| 1545 | Mar 10 | 7:53 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 9:55 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 8:43 am LMT | Dec 11 | 9:16 pm LMT |
| 1546 | Mar 11 | 1:33 am LMT | Jun 12 | 3:45 am LMT | Sep 13 | 2:38 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 3:12 am LMT |
| 1547 | Mar 11 | 7:32 am LMT | Jun 12 | 9:35 am LMT | Sep 13 | 8:18 pm LMT | Dec 12 | 9:02 am LMT |
| 1548 | Mar 10 | 1:25 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 3:20 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 2:08 am LMT | Dec 11 | 2:53 pm LMT |
| 1549 | Mar 10 | 7:10 pm LMT | Jun 11 | 9:10 pm LMT | Sep 13 | 8:06 am LMT | Dec 11 | 8:50 pm LMT |
| * All times are local time for New York. Dates are based on the Julian calendar. Times adjusted for DST if applicable. England and English colonies used a calendar which started on March 25 until year 1751. This is not reflected on this page. | ||||||||
The Seasons Calculator shows the times and dates of Vernal (Spring) & Autumnal (Fall) equinoxes and Summer and Winter solstices all over the world.
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At the March equinox, the Sun crosses the equator from south to north. Explanation and 2023 equinox date.
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The June solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere.
September Equinox
The Sun shines directly on the Equator on the September equinox and the length of day and night is nearly equal, but not quite.
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The December solstice is the shortest day the Northern Hemisphere. South of the equator, it's the longest day.
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