Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns ...

The summer solstice will occur on June 20, 2025. It marks the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere for astronomers.

The first meteorological day of summer is always the same, but the astronomical season starts on a different day each year.

Spring officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20 with the vernal equinox as the entire world experiences an equal amount of daylight and darkness. For ease of recordkeeping ...

That’s why it gets increasingly warmer as we head toward the summer solstice in June. Bonus time! It turns out you get a tad more daylight than darkness on the equinox — and how much so ...

The shift is called the vernal equinox, halfway between the winter and summer solstices when the Earth tilts one hemisphere the farthest from the sun. There are only two times of the year when the ...

The equinoxes occur when the sun is right above the equator, making day and night equally long. The solstices occur on the longest and shortest day of the year, respectively. In the Northern ...

The shift is called the vernal equinox, halfway between the winter and summer solstices when the Earth tilts one hemisphere the farthest from the sun. Here's what to know about spring. There are ...

That’s why it gets increasingly warmer as we head toward the summer solstice in June. Bonus time! It turns out you get a tad more daylight than darkness on the equinox — and how much so ...

Its fall – or autumnal — equinox can land between Sept. 21 and 24. The solstices mark the times during the year when the Earth is at its most extreme tilt toward or away from the sun.

Winter is coming to a close and spring is about to kick in. So, now is a good time to talk about equinoxes and solstices. With the vernal equinox nearly upon us, here's what we know about when ...

An equinox happens when the sun's rays are directly over the equator, resulting in approximately equal hours of daylight and darkness worldwide. The summer solstice, the longest day of the year ...