On what date will autumn fall on in 2008?

Question

And when did summer start?

thanks.

Answer 1

Assuming you are in the northern hemisphere like I am, summer begins at the "summer solstice" which is when the northern hemisphere is pointed directly towards the sun as our planet's rotation is tilted relative to the orbital plane (basically the circle-ellipse path around the sun that earth makes every year).  This happens June 21st!

6 months later we have the winter solstice, on December 21st.  This is when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.  

Directly in between is the "autumnal equinox" which is when autumn begins.  This is....SEPTEMBER 21st!!

peace

Answer 2

According to Wikipedia...Sept. 22nd is the first day of autmn