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1992
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 1992
08:48 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 1992
03:14 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 1992
18:43 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 1992
14:43 UT
1993
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 1993
14:41 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 1993
09:00 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 1993
00:22 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 1993
20:26 UT
1994
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 1994
20:28 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 1994
14:48 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 1994
06:19 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 1994
02:23 UT
1995
Vernal Equinox
Mar 21 1995
02:14 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 1995
20:34 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 1995
12:13 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 22 1995
08:17 UT
1996
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 1996
08:03 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 1996
02:24 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 1996
18:00 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 1996
14:06 UT
1997
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 1997
13:55 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 1997
08:20 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 1997
23:56 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 1997
20:07 UT
1998
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 1998
19:55 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 1998
14:03 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 1998
05:37 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 22 1998
01:56 UT
1999
Vernal Equinox
Mar 21 1999
01:46 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 1999
19:49 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 1999
11:31 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 1999
07:44 UT
2000
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2000
07:35 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2000
01:48 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 2000
17:27 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 2000
13:37 UT
2001
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2001
13:31 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2001
07:38 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 2001
23:04 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 2001
19:21 UT
2002
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2002
19:16 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2002
13:24 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 2002
04:55 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 22 2002
01:14 UT
2003
Vernal Equinox
Mar 21 2003
01:00 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2003
19:10 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 2003
10:47 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 22 2003
07:04 UT
2004
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2004
06:49 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2004
00:57 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 2004
16:30 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 2004
12:42 UT
2005
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2005
12:33 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2005
06:46 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 2005
22:23 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 2005
18:35 UT
2006
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2006
18:26 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2006
12:26 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 2006
04:03 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 22 2006
00:22 UT
2007
Vernal Equinox
Mar 21 2007
00:07 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2007
18:06 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 2007
09:51 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 22 2007
06:08 UT
2008
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2008
05:48 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 20 2008
23:59 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 2008
15:44 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 2008
12:04 UT
2009
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2009
11:44 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2009
05:45 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 2009
21:18 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 2009
17:47 UT
2010
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2010
17:32 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2010
11:28 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 2010
03:09 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 2010
23:38 UT
2011
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2011
23:21 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 2011
17:16 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 23 2011
09:04 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 22 2011
05:30 UT
2012
Vernal Equinox
Mar 20 2012
05:14 UT
Summer Solstice
Jun 20 2012
23:09 UT
Autumnal Equinox
Sep 22 2012
14:49 UT
Winter Solstice
Dec 21 2012
11:11 UT
NOTE: all times in this table have now been converted to UT (Universal Time), a more consistently accurate version of what was formerly known as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). UT is expressed in terms of a 24 hour clock, so 14:42 (often written simply 1442) is 2:42 pm, and 21:17 (2117) is 9:17 pm. Prior to 1925, the GMT day began at noon, so Ephemerides based on GMT were based on noon. This convention (Greenwich Mean Astronomical Time) is no longer used, so modern Ephemerides are based on midnight (00:00). People using older almanacs or ephemerides should be aware of the difference. Since the Mayan Calendar ends in 2012, we thought it apposite to end our table there too. The Naval Observatory continues well beyond that date, so those who prefer a more sanguine approach can view details there for years beyond 2012 (up to 2020, including Aphelion & Perihelion data).
Remember to convert UT to your own local standard time, or to LMT if you are truly concerned about accuracy. If you do not know your time zone, with relation to UT (GMT) click here to use the World Clock Time Zone Converter.
In southern latitudes, of course, the equinoxes are reversed, so that the spring character of Easter in the Northern Hemisphere becomes an autumn celebration in Australia, South Africa, South America, New Zealand and other places south of the equator. This presents something of a problem for Christianity and for Astrology, or any other seasonal philosophy with claims to universality, a question which is partially addressed on this site in Ian Thurnwald's article on the Elemental Qualities, the building blocks of astrology. However, the tropical zodiac seems to delineate cultural forms (archetypes) within the Cosmic Mind. Our connection via the collective unconscious enables us to interpret these forms using astrology, even though the physical seasons may not actually comply with the symbolism.
The Equinoxes mark the Spring and Autumn Cardinal Points.
The Equinox
The Equinoxes mark the Spring and Autumn Cardinal Points.
