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Last Day of Summer in Rochester is This Sunday
In Rochester and Rochester Hills, 4:44 p.m. Sunday marks the start of fall.
Written by Timothy Rath
Summer officially ends at 4:44 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Sunday. That's the moment when the autumnal equinox occurs in Rochester Hills, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
The Almanac explains what's happening."On the first day of fall—the autumnal equinox—day and night are each about 12 hours long (with the actual time of equal day and night, in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring a few days after the autumnal equinox). The Sun crosses the celestial equator going southward; it rises exactly due east and sets exactly due west."
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Days and nights also have nearly equal length in the spring equinox, too. On Friday, sunrise occurred at 7:18 a.m. in Rochester Hills, with sunset expected at 7:29 p.m., according to timeanddate.com.Â
Throughout history, groups have celebrated the autumn equinox, partly because it represents harvest time. And don't worry, there is still time before the clocks "fall back" to mark the end of Daylight Saving Time at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.
Throughout history, groups have celebrated the autumn equinox, partly because it represents harvest time. And don't worry, there is still time before the clocks "fall back" to mark the end of Daylight Saving Time at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.
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