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Seasons for the Northern Hemisphere, 2005

  • Spring Equinox: Mar. 20, 7:34 A.M. EST (12:33 UT1), Sun enters sign of Aries; spring begins.
  • Summer Solstice: June 21, 2:46 A.M. EDT (06:46 UT1), Sun enters sign of Cancer; summer begins.
  • Autumnal Equinox: Sept. 22, 6:23 P.M. EDT (22:23 UT1), Sun enters sign of Libra; fall begins.
  • Winter Solstice: Dec. 21, 1:35 P.M. EST (18:35 UT1), Sun enters sign of Capricorn; winter begins.
1. Universal Time (UT), also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). See Astronomy for a conversion table of Universal Time.

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