MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Today is the first day of Autumn but why is the first day of Fall different each year?
As of 8:43, this morning marks the start of the first day of Fall (astronomically speaking)! The Autumnal Equinox marks the change in seasons from summer, to, of course, fall. During the Autumnal Equinox, the globe receives roughly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night because the Earth is not tilted toward or away from the sun. At noon the sun will be directly overhead of the equator too.
A fun fact is that the word equinox is derived from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night). During the Winter Solstice, we have the shortest day in the northern hemisphere and on the Summer Solstice, we have the longest day!
Today’s sunrise was at 7:05 AM and the sunset is at 7:11 PM. Luckily with today’s sunshine we are going to enjoy the 12 hours of daylight today.
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