Though the meteorological first day of summer is always the same, its astronomical counterpart changes yearly. Here's when it ...

Spring officially begins today (March 20) with the vernal equinox, bringing longer days and warmer temperatures to the Northern Hemisphere.

The winter solstice falls between Dec. 20 and ... the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere. On the equator, the sun is directly overhead at noon.

The Earth is tilted approximately 23.5 degrees off a vertical axis, and because of this tilt, the most direct sunlight is aimed at the Southern Hemisphere ... On the winter solstice in December ...

In the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite is true, with the June solstice marking the beginning of winter. The sunrise in Asheville on June 20 will be at 6:14 a.m., with sunset occurring at 8:48 p ...

That means the sun’s warmth and light fall unequally on the northern and southern ... This solstice falls between June 20 and 22. Meanwhile, at the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere ...