Date and Time of Solstices and Equinoxes 2001 to 2050
August 20th, 2007 by me
Equinoxes and solstices are a result of two things: Earth’s tilt and its orbit around the Sun. For six months of the year, the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, and the Sun lies somewhere above the Northern Hemisphere. For the other six months, the South Pole is tilted toward the Sun, and the Sun lies somewhere overhead the Southern Hemisphere.
An equinox in astronomy is the event when the Sun can be observed to be directly above the Earth’s equator, occurring around March 20 and September 22 each year. On these dates, night and day are nearly of the same length and the Sun crosses the celestial equator (i.e., declination 0). More technically, the equinox happens when the Sun is at one of two opposite points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator and ecliptic intersect. In a wider sense, the equinoxes are the two days each year when the center of the Sun spends an equal amount of time above and below the horizon at every location on Earth. The word equinox derives from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night).
Solstices and Equinoxes: 2051 to 2100
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Spring Equinox Summer Solstice Fall Equinox Winter Solstice 2001 Mar 20 13:31 Jun 21 07:38 Sep 22 23:05 Dec 21 19:22 2002 Mar 20 19:16 Jun 21 13:25 Sep 23 04:56 Dec 22 01:15 2003 Mar 21 01:00 Jun 21 19:11 Sep 23 10:47 Dec 22 07:04 2004 Mar 20 06:49 Jun 21 00:57 Sep 22 16:30 Dec 21 12:42 2005 Mar 20 12:34 Jun 21 06:46 Sep 22 22:23 Dec 21 18:35 2006 Mar 20 18:25 Jun 21 12:26 Sep 23 04:04 Dec 22 00:22 2007 Mar 21 00:07 Jun 21 18:06 Sep 23 09:51 Dec 22 06:08 2008 Mar 20 05:49 Jun 21 00:00 Sep 22 15:45 Dec 21 12:04 2009 Mar 20 11:44 Jun 21 05:45 Sep 22 21:18 Dec 21 17:47 2010 Mar 20 17:32 Jun 21 11:28 Sep 23 03:09 Dec 21 23:38 2011 Mar 20 23:21 Jun 21 17:16 Sep 23 09:05 Dec 22 05:30 2012 Mar 20 05:15 Jun 20 23:08 Sep 22 14:49 Dec 21 11:12 2013 Mar 20 11:02 Jun 21 05:04 Sep 22 20:44 Dec 21 17:11 2014 Mar 20 16:57 Jun 21 10:52 Sep 23 02:30 Dec 21 23:03 2015 Mar 20 22:45 Jun 21 16:38 Sep 23 08:20 Dec 22 04:48 2016 Mar 20 04:31 Jun 20 22:35 Sep 22 14:21 Dec 21 10:45 2017 Mar 20 10:29 Jun 21 04:25 Sep 22 20:02 Dec 21 16:29 2018 Mar 20 16:15 Jun 21 10:07 Sep 23 01:54 Dec 21 22:22 2019 Mar 20 21:58 Jun 21 15:54 Sep 23 07:50 Dec 22 04:19 2020 Mar 20 03:50 Jun 20 21:43 Sep 22 13:31 Dec 21 10:03 2021 Mar 20 09:37 Jun 21 03:32 Sep 22 19:21 Dec 21 15:59 2022 Mar 20 15:33 Jun 21 09:14 Sep 23 01:04 Dec 21 21:48 2023 Mar 20 21:25 Jun 21 14:58 Sep 23 06:50 Dec 22 03:28 2024 Mar 20 03:07 Jun 20 20:51 Sep 22 12:44 Dec 21 09:20 2025 Mar 20 09:02 Jun 21 02:42 Sep 22 18:20 Dec 21 15:03 2026 Mar 20 14:46 Jun 21 08:25 Sep 23 00:06 Dec 21 20:50 2027 Mar 20 20:25 Jun 21 14:11 Sep 23 06:02 Dec 22 02:43 2028 Mar 20 02:17 Jun 20 20:02 Sep 22 11:45 Dec 21 08:20 2029 Mar 20 08:01 Jun 21 01:48 Sep 22 17:37 Dec 21 14:14 2030 Mar 20 13:51 Jun 21 07:31 Sep 22 23:27 Dec 21 20:09 2031 Mar 20 19:41 Jun 21 13:17 Sep 23 05:15 Dec 22 01:56 2032 Mar 20 01:23 Jun 20 19:09 Sep 22 11:11 Dec 21 07:57 2033 Mar 20 07:23 Jun 21 01:01 Sep 22 16:52 Dec 21 13:45 2034 Mar 20 13:18 Jun 21 06:45 Sep 22 22:41 Dec 21 19:35 2035 Mar 20 19:03 Jun 21 12:33 Sep 23 04:39 Dec 22 01:31 2036 Mar 20 01:02 Jun 20 18:31 Sep 22 10:23 Dec 21 07:12 2037 Mar 20 06:50 Jun 21 00:22 Sep 22 16:13 Dec 21 13:08 2038 Mar 20 12:40 Jun 21 06:09 Sep 22 22:02 Dec 21 19:01 2039 Mar 20 18:32 Jun 21 11:58 Sep 23 03:50 Dec 22 00:41 2040 Mar 20 00:11 Jun 20 17:46 Sep 22 09:44 Dec 21 06:33 2041 Mar 20 06:07 Jun 20 23:37 Sep 22 15:27 Dec 21 12:19 2042 Mar 20 11:53 Jun 21 05:16 Sep 22 21:11 Dec 21 18:04 2043 Mar 20 17:29 Jun 21 10:59 Sep 23 03:07 Dec 22 00:02 2044 Mar 19 23:20 Jun 20 16:50 Sep 22 08:47 Dec 21 05:43 2045 Mar 20 05:08 Jun 20 22:34 Sep 22 14:33 Dec 21 11:36 2046 Mar 20 10:58 Jun 21 04:15 Sep 22 20:22 Dec 21 17:28 2047 Mar 20 16:52 Jun 21 10:02 Sep 23 02:07 Dec 21 23:07 2048 Mar 19 22:34 Jun 20 15:54 Sep 22 08:01 Dec 21 05:02 2049 Mar 20 04:28 Jun 20 21:47 Sep 22 13:42 Dec 21 10:51 2050 Mar 20 10:20 Jun 21 03:33 Sep 22 19:29 Dec 21 16:39
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