Some people love summer, dog days and all, and others don’t. Some of you might be wondering when temperatures will finally drop and you can pull out your sweaters and pumpkin spice-flavored items.
When is the first day of fall? When is the autumn equinox? Here’s what to know.
When is the first day of fall?
The meteorological start of fall is Sept. 1, which is also Labor Day 2025, and it will be on a Monday this year, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Meteorological fall arrives a bit later, though.
When is the autumnal equinox? When is the first day of fall for meteorologists?
The autumnal equinox will fall on Monday, Sept. 22, in the Northern Hemisphere, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. It will occur at 2:19 P.M. ET and will occur at the same time worldwide.
How is meteorological fall different from astronomical fall?
According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, astronomical seasons are defined by the Earth’s orbiting position in relation to the sun. Meteorological seasons are dictated by the Earth’s temperatures, per USA TODAY.
The Earth’s tilt and “the sun’s alignment over the equator” shape the equinoxes and solstices. The Earth is tilted approximately 23.5 degrees on its axis. Because of this tilt, there are times when part of our planet leans toward the sun, and other times when another part of the planet faces away, according to NCEI.
The Earth’s elliptical orbit brings our planet closer or farther to the sun, depending on where the planet is in its 365.24-day cycle. These factors determine when the astronomical seasons fall, and each season varies in length from 89 to 93 days. And because of these variations in length, meteorological seasons were created.
So basically, meteorological fall begins on September 1, and astronomical fall 2025 starts with the autumnal equinox on September 22.
When does daylight savings time end? Next time change 2025
Daylight Saving Time will end in just under three months. Most of the United States will “fall back” and gain an extra hour of sleep.
In the U.S., clocks will fall back at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.
Participating states turn the clocks forward an hour on the second Sunday in March during the spring. Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of November in the fall of each year, and that’s when states turn clocks back an hour.
The days will continue getting shorter in the fall. When will they get longer again?
Ohio will start seeing less daylight once we reach the autumnal equinox.
The sun will start rising later, and nightfall will arrive earlier, making the days feel shorter and the nights longer.
Once we reach the winter solstice, the days will start getting longer again.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: When is the first day of fall 2025? When do we change the clocks?