Labor Day marks the start of fall—here’s when the leaves will change where you live

From Vermont to Florida, the changing leaves spread north to south. Here’s when to expect the best colors in your state.

Labor Day has arrived, and with it, the start of meteorological fall. Both are on September 1 this year, and it’s the day many consider to be the beginning of autumn. Astronomical fall, the day when locations on the equator have virtually equal daylight and darkness, begins three weeks later on Monday, September 22.