Here are the specific dates that mark the beginning and end of each season in the Northern Hemisphere:
This is the traditional definition based on the position of the Earth relative to the Sun. seasons start and end dates
We mark seasons on calendars—March 20, June 21, September 22, December 21. Equinoxes and solstices, precise to the minute. Spring begins. Summer ends. Neat. Tidy. Predictable. Here are the specific dates that mark the
Astronomical seasons begin at the exact moment of an equinox or solstice. Because the Earth's orbit is elliptical, these dates can vary slightly by a day or two each year. Season (Northern Hemisphere) Start Date (2026) End Date (2026) (Vernal Equinox) March 20 (14:46 UTC) Summer (Summer Solstice) June 21 (08:24 UTC) September 22 Autumn (Autumnal Equinox) September 23 (00:05 UTC) December 20 Winter (Winter Solstice) December 21 (20:50 UTC) March 19, 2027 Spring begins
Because the calendar doesn’t decide when you turn a page. You do. And sometimes the most honest thing you can say is: I don’t know what season this is. But I’m here in it.