The Seasons
Date and Time of the Start of Each Season
| Vernal | Equinox | Summer | Solstice | Autumnal | Equinox | Winter | Solstice |
| Year-Month-Day | GMT | Year-Month-Day | GMT | Year-Month-Day | GMT | Year-Month-Day | GMT |
| 2008-03-20 | 05:58 | 2008-06-21 | 00:00 | 2008-09-22 | 15:40 | 2008-12-21 | 12:02 |
| 2009-03-20 | 11:47 | 2009-06-21 | 05:48 | 2009-09-22 | 21:29 | 2009-12-21 | 17:51 |
| 2010-03-20 | 17:36 | 2010-06-21 | 11:36 | 2010-09-23 | 03:17 | 2010-12-21 | 23:41 |
| 2011-03-20 | 23:25 | 2011-06-21 | 17:24 | 2011-09-23 | 09:06 | 2011-12-22 | 05:30 |
| 2012-03-20 | 05:14 | 2012-06-20 | 23:12 | 2012-09-22 | 14:54 | 2012-12-21 | 11:20 |
GMT =Greenwich Meridian Time. Lincoln is GMT - 6 hours when using Standard Time and -5 hours when using Daylight Savings Time.
For example, the start of Spring in 2008 is March 20 at 05:58 GMT which is 0:58 CDST or 12:58 AM CDST
Season Definitions:
Vernal Equinox = Start of Spring
Autumnal Equinox = Start of Autumn or Fall
Winter Solstice = Start of Winter
Summer Solstice = Start of Summer
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