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What day does fall begin?

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The first day of fall occurs at the autumnal equinox: Monday, September 22, 2008, at 11:44:16 EDT (15:44:16 UCT).

This date is different from the season of fall, which is one of the major divisions of the year based on the change of weather. In temperate and polar regions generally four seasons are recognized while in tropical or subtropical regions seasons are defined by wet, dry, and sometimes cool. These meteorological seasons are reckoned by temperature, with summer being the hottest quarter of the year and winter the coldest quarter of the year. The equinoxes and solstices mark the start of spring/autumn and summer/winter. The divisions are based on the rotation of the earth with respect to the angle of the earth. As the earth goes around the sun, picture it looking down on its orbit from above. summer solstice is when the earth's north pole is pointed most directly towards the sun (longest day) - warming the northern hemisphere. Winter solstice is when the earth's south pole is most directly pointed toward the sun warming the Southern Hemisphere and leaving the north cold. (shortest day) The equinoxes are the midway points between the solstices with the sun halfway between its northmost and southmost points, so we have equal day and night.

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When Fall Falls

That depends where on Earth you are standing in relation to the equator.


First day of Fall 2009 - Northern Hemisphere

For the Northern Hemisphere, as in the United States, Canada and Europe, Fall begins on September 22, 2009 at 5:18 pm EDT.

Note: Fall is also known as autumn - and lasts from the autumnal equinox (September) to the winter solstice (December).

First day of Fall 2009 - Southern Hemisphere

For the Southern Hemisphere, the first day of Fall was March 20, 2009. In Australia and New Zealand, the official start of Autumn (as it is called) is March 1.

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Most European countries follow the Meteorological definition where Autumn begins on the first of September.

However in Ireland, Autumn begins on the 1st of August. Irish seasons follow the Irish calender which centres seasons on the solstices and equinoxes. So mid-summer falls on the summer solstice and mid-winter on the winter solstice. This calendar is derived from the ancient Celts. So while most of North America observes the beginnig of Autumn on or around the 21st of September, the Autumn is already half over for Irish people.

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First day of astronomical (calendar) autumn was Wednesday September 22, 2010.

First day of climatological autumn (World Meteorological Organization) was September 1.

First day of ecological autumn began locally when leaves of deciduous trees turned color and fell to the ground.

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The official first day of spring in 2008 is March 20th.

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It is on June 20, 2008 7:59 PM Eastern Time (USA).

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The first day of winter in 2009 is June 22 for the southern hemisphere and December 21 for the northern hemisphere.

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"Officially" on the East coast of the USA, Autumn will begging at 11:44 AM

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Spring season started Thursday, March 20th, because that is when the vernal equinox began in 2008.

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it depends where you live like northen or westen hepishpere

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