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2 days ago · Each season brings different weather, hours of light, and plant/animal behaviors. The seasons are brought about by the yearly orbit of the earth around the sun and the tilt of the earth's axis. Below are the astronomical dates for the calendar year 2020 for both the northern and southern hemispheres.
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Seasons are created by the earths yearly orbit (365.25 days)...
- Summer 2022
The summer solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere...
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The September equinox occurs in the Northern Hemisphere...
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Year 2022 is a non-leap year, with 365 days. The latest...
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Spring is often associated with new growth, plants...
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Winter has the coldest weather of the four seasons as the...
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According to the meteorological definition, the seasons begin on the first day of the months that include the equinoxes and solstices. In the Northern Hemisphere, for example, winter runs from December 1 to February 28 (February 29 in a leap year). In June, the Northern Hemisphere gets more sunlight, kicking off the summer season.
The dates shown describe the astronomical seasons for the Southern Hemisphere in 2022; the exact dates vary slightly from year to year. Meteorological seasons are broken down into groupings of three months in our civil calendar based on the annual temperature cycle.
This data service provides the dates and times of the seasons ( equinoxes and solstices) and apsides ( perihelion and aphelion) of the orbit of the Earth for the years 1700 - 2100. Just type...
1 day ago · Watch here when spring, summer, autumn and winter begins and ends. Both the Astronomical and Meteorological seasons are listed here.
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Seasons are caused by the fact that the Earth is tilted on its axis by 23.5°. The tilt's orientation with respect to space does not change during the year; thus, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun in June and away from the sun in December, as illustrated in the graphic below.
