| Case | Handling | |------|-----------| | Near a season start (<1 day) | Show exact hours/minutes | | Exact season start day | Show “Today at 10:46 AM” | | Different hemisphere while traveling | Offer manual override or detect via GPS | | Leap years / Gregorian drift | Use astronomical calculation, not fixed calendar dates |
| Field | Example | |-------|---------| | Season name | Spring | | Hemisphere | Northern | | Exact date & time | March 20, 2026 at 14:46 UTC | | Timezone-adjusted | March 20, 2026 at 10:46 AM EDT | | Days until | 14 days, 3 hours | | Astronomical marker | Vernal equinox (Sun crosses celestial equator northward) | | Typical season duration | ~92.75 days | first day of seasons
The first day of winter—the (December 21 or 22)—is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is at its lowest point in the sky. | Case | Handling | |------|-----------| | Near
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌱 FIRST DAY OF SPRING (Northern Hemisphere) 📅 March 20, 2026 ⏰ 10:46 AM EDT 📐 Vernal equinox – equal day & night ⏳ 14 days, 3 hours away ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Based on the astronomical definition of seasons, yes,
Show users the of the next (or current) astronomical season start, plus a short explanation of what that means.
Based on the astronomical definition of seasons, yes, the autumnal equinox does mark the first day of fall. Astronomical seasons a... The Old Farmer’s Almanac The Seasons, the Equinox, and the Solstices - National Weather Service The Equinox (Vernal & Autumnal) There are only two times of the year when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from ... National Weather Service (.gov) Show all Season Start Event 2026 Date (EDT) Symbolic Meaning Spring Vernal Equinox March 20, 10:46 AM Rebirth & New Beginnings Summer Summer Solstice June 21, 4:24 AM Abundance & Peak Light Autumn Autumnal Equinox Sept 22, 8:05 PM Harvest & Gratitude Winter Winter Solstice Dec 21, 3:50 PM Reflection & Hope Global Traditions & Rituals Across the globe, the first day of a season is often met with vibrant celebration: Spring (Holi & Nowruz): In India, the first of spring is celebrated with