Days Until First Day of Fall
Live countdown to First Day of Fall: the exact number of days, plus a ticking hours/minutes/seconds clock to Wednesday, September 22, 2027.
Wondering how many days until First Day of Fall? This page shows the live count — days, hours, minutes, and seconds — to Wednesday, September 22, 2027, and rolls forward to next year's date automatically once the day passes. Fall begins at the autumnal equinox, when day and night are nearly equal and the Sun crosses the equator heading south. The equinox falls on September 22 in most years of this era (occasionally September 21 or 23), so this page counts down to September 22.
Days until First Day of Fall
341
First Day of Fall falls on Wednesday, September 22, 2027
341
Days to go
13
Hours
10
Minutes
33
Seconds
How the date is set: September 22 (autumnal equinox in most years). The counter updates every second and rolls over to the next year automatically once the day has passed.
How to use this calculator
- Open this page — the countdown starts by itself, no buttons to press.
- Read the big gold number: that is how many whole days remain until First Day of Fall.
- Check the target date shown under the number (Wednesday, September 22, 2027) and the live hours/minutes/seconds clock.
- Leave the tab open or come back anytime; after the day passes it counts down to next year's date on its own.
The formula
First Day of Fall: September 22 (autumnal equinox in most years).
Worked example
Worked example: on Friday, October 16, 2026, this page showed 341 days until First Day of Fall. That matches a calendar count from October 16 to Wednesday, September 22, 2027, and it was produced by the same resolver the page uses live (verified against published 2026 calendars).
Frequently Asked Questions
When is First Day of Fall in 2026?
First Day of Fall falls on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Fall begins at the autumnal equinox, when day and night are nearly equal and the Sun crosses the equator heading south. The equinox falls on September 22 in most years of this era (occasionally September 21 or 23), so this page counts down to September 22.
How many days until First Day of Fall?
It depends on today's date, and this page computes it live so it is never stale. For a concrete example: on Friday, October 16, 2026, the counter read 341 days until First Day of Fall on Wednesday, September 22, 2027. The big number counts whole days to the date, while the smaller clock keeps ticking through the hours, minutes, and seconds.
How is the date of this day determined?
The rule is: September 22 (autumnal equinox in most years). Meteorological fall starts September 1, which is why pumpkin products show up weeks before the astronomical first day.
What happens to the countdown after the day passes?
It rolls over automatically. As soon as the date is behind us, the page resolves next year's occurrence using the same rule and starts counting down to that, so the page is correct whenever you visit it — no stale dates, ever.
Why does the day of the week change every year?
A normal year has 365 days, which is 52 weeks plus one extra day, so a fixed calendar date lands one weekday later the next year (two after a leap year). Days set by a weekday rule, like the fourth Thursday of November, keep their weekday and shift their calendar date instead.