The official first day of fall, otherwise known as the autumnal equinox, is this weekend in the Northern Hemisphere. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, it is one of only two days, the other being the vernal equinox, when the sun is directly above the Equator, essentially dividing night and day into equal portions.

That means the sun’s warmth and light fall unequally on the northern and southern halves of the planet. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, that's called the summer solstice. This marks the first day of summer in the North and the ...

The autumnal equinox brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere today as the sun passes directly over the equator at noon. But are day and night actually equal length today?

Saturday, is the last day of summer, and fall begins tomorrow. Summer 2024 set heat records, but it’s going out with mild temperatures and a chance of rain in the Harrisburg area. The National Weather Service in State College is calling for a small chance of showers this morning and early afternoon;

Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status – at least when it comes to the amount of light and dark that they get. On Sunday, we enter our second and final equinox of 2024. If you reside in the Northern Hemisphere,

Those are signs that fall is on its way. But when does fall actually start? And what kind of weather can we expect? More: 5 best 'crowd-free' fall leaf hikes in US: Western NC waterfall trail picked by Backpacker The first day of fall,