Fall starts Sunday. If you're looking for a way to mark the changing of the seasons, we have five suggestions.

The Fall Equinox occurs annually, astrologically aligning with the Sun entering Libra. Here, we reach the midpoint of the astrological year. While the Gregorian calendar we abide by in the modern world marks the new year on January 1, in astrological terms, it truly begins with the Spring Equinox, aka Aries season.

If you get up early enough, you can experience an equinox sunrise. The autumnal equinox heralds the arrival of fall in the northern hemisphere.

The first day of fall is on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in the Northern Hemisphere. These are just two different ways to carve up the year. Meteorological seasons are defined by the weather. They break down the year into three-month seasons based on annual temperature cycles.

The seasons are changing and so is the amount of daylight we get here in the Pikes Peak region. The first official day of fall is Sunday, Sept. 22–sometimes described as the fall/autumn equinox. The word ‘equinox’ actually means equal night in Latin.