First Day Of Fall 2010: Autumn Equinox Time (PHOTOS)

Today, Sept. 22, 2010, is the first day of fall for North America and that means the autumn equinox is fast approaching.

The autumnal equinox, signifying the sun being in line with the equator, officially takes place at 11:09 p.m. Eastern Time tonight (3:09 a.m. UTC on Sept. 23, 2010). That means the first day of fall is officially celebrated on Sept. 23 this year in Europe and Asia.

Take a look at some of these fall photos we've collected from around the world. Vote on your favorites and share your own fall photos! Also, let us know your thoughts on fall and what you think of this time of year in the comments.

 

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[Siebenstein]

03:29 AM on 10/06/2010

I love it !!!

My favorite time of the year, beautiful.

[battleofmarathon]

03:36 AM on 10/05/2010

Somehow I feel I need to blame this on Barack Obama. I'm a man of the times.

[Edie Cleveland]

01:23 AM on 09/23/2010

Something beautiful & uncontroversial for a change!

[The last sane American]

06:16 AM on 09/23/2010

Ya think. How about all those dying leaves are due to corexit?

[Spazoid-droid]

09:54 PM on 09/22/2010

some of these photos are vary cool. our trees here are mostly all green still.

[Earl Davis]

06:46 PM on 09/22/2010

Don't forget Pennsylvania along the Brandywine River and near Chadsford. Heaven on Earth.

[Matthew Breslin]

06:39 PM on 09/22/2010

Happy Equinox!

[ontariogirl]

04:19 PM on 09/22/2010

Our fall colors are just starting and they are spectacular. We had the best summer in years. If you like Ontario wine they also are having their best crop this year. I love the fall colors but I just don't like what is coming after them.

[Spazoid-droid]

09:58 PM on 09/22/2010

Id like to see some of your fall pics. I dont get to see very many from canada.

[ontariogirl]

01:18 PM on 09/24/2010

Here are some on google. We have lots starting but it will only get better. The pics look fake but they truly do look like this. Where I live anyways. Enjoy.
http://www.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=fall+colors+in+ontario&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=1tycTJ3SHYT-nAfRmtm1DQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQsAQwAw&biw=1847&bih=889

[Ljilja]

04:18 PM on 09/22/2010

Happy Fall! Such a beautiful season.

http://graciouslivingdaybyday.com/

[Niteflyer09]

04:12 PM on 09/22/2010

Tonight is also full moon in Aries (2:18 am) which is an unusual occurence having both equinox and full moon on the same night.

[coastalcarla]

06:32 PM on 09/22/2010

The sand witches will be out on the beach in force tonight!

[PartyOfMaybe]

03:28 PM on 09/22/2010

28 degrees F in Fairbanks this morning... I sure wish global warming would kick in and give me a few more days of indian summer

[Matthew Breslin]

06:40 PM on 09/22/2010

You're in Alaska. If you want warm, buy a plane ticket.

[The last sane American]

06:21 AM on 09/23/2010

But NOAA has told you that this is the hottest summer on record for the past 131 years.

Has been having a little trouble getting any traction on anthropogenic Climate Change.

Even the the hurricanes wont 'play ball'. Do not go where they can make front page news, or fizzle when approaching any landfall.

[vesaversa1]

03:17 PM on 09/22/2010

I had forgotten it was the first of fall . The low land mountain is beautiful this time of year down at Calaway Garden / Roosevelt State Park GA.

[Shannon Cook]

03:05 PM on 09/22/2010

Once again I have to point out to HuffPost that Autumn in the Appalachians/Blue Ridge Parkway is the most beautiful place on Earth. Don't make me go outside and take pictures to prove it.

[Craig Kanalley]

03:14 PM on 09/22/2010

Post a picture!!

[The last sane American]

06:23 AM on 09/23/2010

Some of us live in parts of the country where we do not have 'colors'.

Just boring dead leaves.

[slugbat]

03:01 PM on 09/22/2010

I didn't know there was a place called Srinagar. Cool. I also didn't know you could walk on a fence and discover that adolescence is a time of transition at the same time.

[Kalamama]

02:52 PM on 09/22/2010

Fall.....The most beautiful time of year.

[Jethro Bovine]

02:40 PM on 09/22/2010

Enjoy the Fall. We may not have it next year if the Republicans win.