An Australian influencer has expressed his shock after discovering that other countries don’t start their seasons on the first day of the month.
Brisbane actor Lachlan Crane, 22, took to TikTok to share his shock at the revelation that places in the Northern Hemisphere use solstices and equinox days to describe seasons.
In a now viral clip, he said: ‘You’ll really be there on June 15th as hmm summer. First day of summer,’ he said.
‘Like it isn’t, it’s mid-June. First day of June for you.
Many people responded to the post — explaining that summer and winter begin on solstice days — the longest and shortest days of the year, respectively — while spring and fall fall on equinox days.
Often people in the UK, US and other countries in the Northern Hemisphere refer to the astronomical summer, which determines the seasons due to the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth’s axis of rotation relative to its orbit around the sun.
Both equinoxes and solstices are related to the Earth’s orbit around the sun.
Brisbane actor Lachlan Crane, 22, took to TikTok to share his shock at the revelation – he described it as ‘f***ed’ that places in the Northern Hemisphere use solstices and equinox days to describe seasons
In 2021, the astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere began on June 21 and ended on September 22.
It varies slightly from year to year, with the official start on June 21 in 2022 and 2023, but it falls on June 20 in 2024.
However, meteorologists are also interested in the beginning of the meteorological seasons, which are split into four parts of three months of the year, making it easier for meteorological observations and forecasts to compare seasonal and monthly statistics.
The British Met Office defines seasons as spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August), autumn (September, October, November) and winter (December, January, February).
In a now viral clip, he said: ‘You’ll really be there on June 15th as hmm summer. First day of summer,’ he said.
This is similar in Australia, where the government metrology agency describes the spring as the three transition months September, October and November, ssummer as the three hottest months of December, January and February, autumn as the transition months March, April and May and winter as the three coldest months of June, July and August.
Many commented and revealed how things were slightly different around the world – with one person from the US explaining, “September 21 for Fall, December 21 for Winter, March 21 for Spring.”
Another wrote: ‘Yeah, summer starts on the summer solstice and then the autumnal equinox and what not. It’s based on the track, not the calendar.”
Many commented and revealed how things were slightly different around the world – with one person from the US explaining, “September 21 for Fall, December 21 for Winter, March 21 for Spring.”
A third added: ‘I think a lot of the world goes through solstices, which tbh, makes a bit more sense but isn’t that convenient haha’.
However, one Briton joked: ‘Meanwhile in the UK: flowers bloom = spring, complain about heat = summer. sky falls = autumn, cold and rainy = winter.
“First March spring, first June summer, first September autumn, first December winter in Denmark,” added another.
But fellow Aussies shared his confusion.
“As an Aussie who moved to Canada. It’s so weird. Technically, winter starts three days before Christmas. No, it’s been winter for two months already,” wrote one.