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The August full Moon reaches its moment of fullness at 1:25 p.m. Quoth Farmers' Almanac: "August’s full Moon was traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon because the giant sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this part of summer."

Day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the planet on this day. The official Central Standard Time moment of equinox this year is 7:43 p.m.

This year's full Hunter’s Moon reaches peak illumination at 6:26 a.m., before setting at 7:42 a.m. From Farmers' Almanac: "This full Moon is often referred to as the Full Hunter’s Moon, Blood Moon, or Sanguine Moon. Many moons ago, Native Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons. The leaves are falling from trees, the deer are fattened, and it’s time to begin storing up meat for the long winter ahead. Because the fields were traditionally reaped in late September…

The dark nights are upon us; it's time to fall back. The good end of the bargain is everyone gets a 25-hour day on Sunday. If your clocks are advanced enough to do the work for you, they should jump backward in the wee hours of Sunday morning from the last moment of 1:59 a.m. to 1 a.m. If not, society expects you to push the buttons or twist the dials and manage the time-traveling yourself.

It’s the northern hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of the year. No matter where you live on Earth, the solstice happens at the same instant: Dec. 21 at 3:20 a.m. CST. It’s when the sun reaches its farthest southward point for the year, and when noontime shadows are the longest of the year.