Seasons for the Northern Hemisphere, 2016

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
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  • Vernal Equinox: Mar. 20, 12:30 A.M. EDT (04:30 UT*), Sun enters sign of Aries; spring begins.
  • Summer Solstice: June 20, 6:34 P.M. EDT (22:34 UT*), Sun enters sign of Cancer; summer begins.
  • Autumnal Equinox: Sept. 22, 10:21 A.M. EDT (14:21 UT*), Sun enters sign of Libra; fall begins.
  • Winter Solstice: Dec. 21, 5:44 A.M. EDT (10:44 UT*), Sun enters sign of Capricorn; winter begins.

*Universal time (UT), also known as Greenwich mean time (GMT). See Astronomy for a conversion table of universal time.


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