@dailymailuk: The 7pm sunsets are officially coming to an end 🌅🍂 Today marks the last day some parts of the UK will see the sun set at 7pm, as evenings continue getting darker and the nights draw in. While meteorological autumn began on September 1, today marks the start of astronomical autumn — the autumn equinox, when day and night are roughly equal in length. The difference is how the seasons are defined: Meteorological autumn 🍁 Always begins on 1 September and ends on 30 November. 🍁 Divides the year into three-month periods to make weather and climate data easier to compare. 🍁 Autumn is September, October and November. Astronomical autumn 🌍 Begins with the autumn equinox, usually around 22 or 23 September. 🌍 Is based on the Earth's position in relation to the Sun. 🌍 The equinox marks the point when day and night are approximately equal in length, before nights gradually become longer. 🌍 Ends around the winter solstice in December. In short: Meteorological autumn follows the calendar, while astronomical autumn follows the Earth's orbit and the changing amount of daylight. Share with someone who loves a sunset 🌇

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Tuesday 22 September 2026 11:21:21 GMT