Yep, it's that time again -- or will be later today, September 22: at 7:29 p.m. PDT, to be exact.
At that time we can finally answer the question: End of summer?
Some calendars may show the equinox as tomorrow, 23-Sept. If yours shows the fall/autumnal equinox on that date you should get a different calendar. I recommend the ONDA
Wild Desert Calendar.
Astro-Nerd stuff:
The equinox is an event that occurs at a specific moment in time, and in most of the world it's 23-September when it occurs. But where we live, in the Americas, it's still the 22nd at that moment.
From the US Naval Observatory webpage for "Earth's Seasons"; all times Universal Time, "UT" (aka "Greenwich Mean Time")
2014 (Date Hour Minute)
Equinoxes: Mar 20 16 57 Sept 23 02 29
Solstices: June 21 10 51 Dec 21 23 03
And in the Pacific Daylight Time zone we're 7 hours behind UT, so September 22, 7:29 p.m.
The US Naval Observatory website's Data Services page is a great resource for timing of all sorts of astro-event/almanac info, besides equinoxes/solstices: moon phases, sun positions, eclipses, etc. Check it out!
At that time we can finally answer the question: End of summer?
Some calendars may show the equinox as tomorrow, 23-Sept. If yours shows the fall/autumnal equinox on that date you should get a different calendar. I recommend the ONDA
Wild Desert Calendar.
Astro-Nerd stuff:
The equinox is an event that occurs at a specific moment in time, and in most of the world it's 23-September when it occurs. But where we live, in the Americas, it's still the 22nd at that moment.
From the US Naval Observatory webpage for "Earth's Seasons"; all times Universal Time, "UT" (aka "Greenwich Mean Time")
2014 (Date Hour Minute)
Equinoxes: Mar 20 16 57 Sept 23 02 29
Solstices: June 21 10 51 Dec 21 23 03
And in the Pacific Daylight Time zone we're 7 hours behind UT, so September 22, 7:29 p.m.
The US Naval Observatory website's Data Services page is a great resource for timing of all sorts of astro-event/almanac info, besides equinoxes/solstices: moon phases, sun positions, eclipses, etc. Check it out!