Australian Weather Calendar
Autumn leaves in the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, South Australia.
Picture: MIKE BASSANELLI
Southern hemisphere solstices and equinoxes
| Season | Day | Date | Time |
| Autumn equinox | Tuesday | 20 March 2012 | 04.14pm EDT |
| Winter solstice | Thursday | 21 June 2012 | 09.09am EST |
| Spring equinox | Sunday | 23 September 2012 | 00.49am EST |
| Summer solstice | Friday | 21 December 2012 | 10.11pm EDT |
| EDT: (Australian) Eastern Daylight Saving Time. EST: (Australian) Eastern Standard Time | |||
| Data obtained from Geoscience Australia (moon phases, apsides and seasons) | |||
