Dates of Interest (2013 - 2021)
|
Year |
Vernal Equinox (northern hemisphere) |
Summer Solstice (northern hemisphere) |
Autumnal Equinox (northern hemisphere) |
Winter Solstice (northern hemisphere) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The day when night and day are nearly the same length; first day of Spring. |
Longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Sun is farthest north; first day of Summer. |
The day when night and day are nearly the same length; first day of Autumn. |
Shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Sun is farthest south; first day of Winter. |
|
|
2013 |
20 March |
21 June |
23 September |
21 December |
|
2014 |
20 March |
21 June |
23 September |
22 December |
|
2015 |
20 March |
21 June |
23 September |
21 December |
|
2016 |
20 March |
20 June |
22 September |
21 December |
|
2017 |
20 March |
21 June |
22 September |
21 December |
|
2018 |
20 March |
21 June |
23 September |
21 December |
|
2019 |
20 March |
21 June |
23 September |
22 December |
|
2020 |
20 March |
20 June |
22 September |
21 December |
| 2021 | 20 March | 20 June | 22 September | 21 December |
NOTE: The dates in this table are based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).