Equinoxes and Solstices 2026 to 2028

The exact moments each season begins, to the minute, in your time zone.

Times shown in your time zone (showing UTC).

Seasons of 2026

Event	Date and time (UTC)
March equinox	Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 14:45 UTC
June solstice	Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 08:24 UTC
September equinox	Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 00:05 UTC
December solstice	Mon, Dec 21, 2026, 20:50 UTC

Seasons of 2027

Event	Date and time (UTC)
March equinox	Sat, Mar 20, 2027, 20:24 UTC
June solstice	Mon, Jun 21, 2027, 14:10 UTC
September equinox	Thu, Sep 23, 2027, 06:01 UTC
December solstice	Wed, Dec 22, 2027, 02:42 UTC

Seasons of 2028

Event	Date and time (UTC)
March equinox	Mon, Mar 20, 2028, 02:17 UTC
June solstice	Tue, Jun 20, 2028, 20:01 UTC
September equinox	Fri, Sep 22, 2028, 11:45 UTC
December solstice	Thu, Dec 21, 2028, 08:20 UTC

Equinoxes and solstices explained

The equinoxes are the two moments each year when the Sun crosses the celestial equator, so day and night are nearly equal everywhere. The solstices are when the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south, giving the longest and shortest days. In the northern hemisphere the March equinox starts spring and the June solstice starts summer; in the southern hemisphere the seasons are reversed. The dates drift by a day or so from year to year because the calendar year is not exactly the 365.2422 days the Sun takes to return to the same point. The full moon nearest the September equinox is the Harvest Moon.