RITUAL TIME
The Exact Days and Times of the Solstices and Equinoxes Until 2020
This data is taken from the U.S. Naval Observatory website. The time on the website is given as <UT> – Universal Time, which is the same as <GMT>, Greenwich Mean Time, or the time in London. <EST> = Eastern Standard Time, the time on the East Coast of the United States (five hours earlier than GMT). These times are NOT corrected for Daylight Savings time. (Spring ahead, Fall back) You will have to correct for British Summer Time or Daylight Savings Time in the US. While most of think of these Quarter Days as being on the 21st of March, June, September, and December, this is not always the case. You can see that clearly by looking at the dates below:
| 2008 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 12.48 EST 17.48 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 20th | 18.59 EST 23.59 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd | 10.44 EST 15.44 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 07.04 EST 12.04 GMT |
| 2009 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 06.44 EST 11.44 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 21st | 12.45 EST 17.45 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd | 16.18 EST 21.18 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 12.47 EST 17.47 GMT |
| 2010 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 12.32 EST 17.32 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 21st | 06.28 EST 11.28 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd September 23rd |
22.09 EST 03.09 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 18.38 EST 23.38 GMT |
| 2011 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 18.21 EST 23.21 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 21st | 12.16 EST 16.16 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 23rd | 04.04 EST 09.04 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 22nd | 12.30 EST 17.30 GMT |
| 2012 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 12.14 EST 17.14 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 20th | 18.09 EST 23.09 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd | 09.49 EST 14.49 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 06.11 EST 11.11 GMT |
| 2013 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 06.02 EST 11.02 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 21st | 12.04 EST 17.04 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd | 15.44 EST 20.44 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 12.11 EST 17.11 GMT |
| 2014 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 11.57 EST 16.57 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 21st | 05.51 EST 10.51 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd September 23rd |
21.29 EST 02.29 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 18.03 EST 232.03 GMT |
| 2015 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 17.45 EST 22.45 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 21st | 11.38 EST 16.38 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 23rd | 03.20 EST 08.20 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st December 22nd |
23.48 EST 04.38 GMT |
| 2016 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 19th March 20th |
23.30 EST 04.30 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 20th | 17.34 EST 22.34 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd | 09.21 EST 14.21 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 05.44 EST 10.44 GMT |
| 2017 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 05.28 EST 10.28 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 20th June 21st |
23.24 EST 04.24 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd | 15.02 EST 20.02 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 11.28 EST 16.28 GMT |
| 2018 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 11.15 EST 16.15 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 21st | 05.07 EST 10.07 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd September 23rd |
20.54 EST 01.54 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 17.22 EST 22.22 GMT |
| 2019 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 20th | 16.58 EST 21.58 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 21st | 10.54 EST 15.54 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 23rd | 02.50 EST 07.50 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st December 22nd |
23.19 EST 04.19 GMT |
| 2020 | ||
| Vernal Equinox | March 19th March 20th |
22.49 EST 03.49 GMT |
| Summer Solstice | June 20th | 16.43 EST 21.43 GMT |
| Autumnal Equinox | September 22nd | 13.30 EST 18.30 GMT |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st | 05.02 EST 10.02 GMT |