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When is the first day of fall? Here’s how much daylight California will lose as season starts
By Jacqueline Pinedo , Sarah Linn,
5 hours ago
Labor Day traditionally signals the end of summer, but when is the first official day of fall?
The autumn equinox signals the start of the fall season in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere, when leaves start to change color, temperatures get cooler and days get shorter.
In 2024, the autumn equinox lands on Sept. 22, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Here’s what you can expect.
What is the first day of fall?
The autumn equinox signals the first day of fall.
During an equinox, the sun shines right over the equator, resulting in “ equal amounts of day and night throughout the world,” according to NASA.
When will the sun rise and set on autumn equinox?
The sun will rise at 6:54 a.m. on Sept. 22 in Sacramento, according to Time and Date, an online world clock.
Sunset will be at 7:01 p.m. in Sacramento on that date.
How much sunlight will we lose?
As fall continues past the autumnal equinox, the days will progressively get shorter until the winter solstice , which falls on Dec. 21 in 2024.
However, temperatures were expected to have equal chances of being above or below normal along the coast, the Climate Prediction Center said.
Will California see rain this fall?
Parts of California may see below-normal rain for September though November, according to the Climate Prediction Center’s precipitation outlook.
Areas south of the San Francisco Bay Area are likely to have below-normal precipitation, The Bee previously reported.
The region north of the Bay Area has an equal chance of having below or above-normal rain.
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