Fall Equinox

Sunday | September 22, 2024
Occurs at 7:43 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT)

The fall equinox marks the first day of autumn for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Today the Earth is tilting neither toward nor away from the sun. This means at the moment of the fall equinox, the sun is directly above the equator, and we experience an almost equal amount of daylight and darkness.