Autumnal Equinox

The 2017 Autumn Equinox in Northern Hemisphere is precisely now - at 3:02 PM.   

This occurs when the sun crosses the celestial equator - an imaginary line in the sky - that corresponds to Earth’s equator.  The Old Farmer's Almanac describes it as a plane of Earth’s equator projected out onto the sphere.  

Beginning today the nights are longer than days and days continue to get shorter until December, when the light will begin its slow climb back to long summer days.   The winter solstice is technically the shortest day of the year - while the summer solstice in June boasts the most sunlight.  In many cultures around the world this astronomical event is marked with food and drink as the bounty of summer is harvested.  We’re observing it with friends, Moroccan pork and locally-sourced venison skewers, toasted brown rice, Spanish marinated carrots from the garden and grilled pita with homemade Greek cucumber yogurt sauce.  Raspberries from the berry patch too.    

Cheers!