Autumn is for many people the most beautiful and special time of the year. After the summer holidays, there are those who assure that September is the true new year since the return to the routine brings with it new projects and illusions. In addition, fall is a great season to make rural getaways and connect with nature. But, when exactly does autumn start in Spain ?
We will welcome the new station on Wednesday 22 September at 19:21 UTC . Fall will end on December 21, 2021, so it will have an exact duration of 89 days and 20 hours. The calculation of the days is different each year because it adjusts to the rotation of the Earth.
Autumn equinnocio
The autumn equinnox is what the change from summer to autumn is called . It is a unique moment throughout the year since day and night have exactly the same duration, 12 hours each. While in the northern hemisphere the autumn equinnox will take place on September 22, in the southern hemisphere the spring equinnox will occur.
In both cases, the Sun hits the equator directly, in such a way that the northern and southern hemispheres receive the same amount of light . This is why day and night last the same.
From the autumnal equinox, the days start to get shorter and longer and the nights get longer until reaching the winter solstice, when the longest night of the whole year takes place.
It should be noted that the word equinox comes from the Latin word ‘aequinoctium’ which means ‘equal night’. Astronomical autumn is defined by the axis and orbit of the Earth around the Sun and always begins between September 21 and 24. Meanwhile, the meteorological autumn begins on September 1 and ends on November 30.
Phrases to welcome autumn
“Delicious fall! My soul is very attached to him, if I were a bird I would fly over the earth looking for the successive autumns ” – George Elliot.
“Autumn is eternal improvement. It is ripening and it is color, it is the season of maturity, but it is also width, depth, distance » – Hal Borland.
“Autumn has never seemed a sad season to me. The dry leaves and the shorter and shorter days have never made me think of something that is ending, but rather of waiting for the future ” – Patrick Modiano.
