For example, the equinox occurred on Sept. 21 in 1931 and the year ... are concentrated on the side of the Earth, the sun is directly above the equator. Fall in the Northern Hemisphere begins ...
The autumn equinox will arrive Saturday, Sept. 23 at 2:50 a.m. Eastern in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, the astronomical season -- the one that starts Saturday -- is based on Earth's orbit ...