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Fall Equinox, 22-Sep-2016@11:21am ADT

There are two equinoxes every year – in September and March – when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal.

September equinox illustration

The Earth during the equinox. (Not to scale)

Fall in the north, spring in the south

Equinoxes and solstices are opposite on either side of the equator, and the September equinox is also known as the “autumnal (fall) equinox” in the northern hemisphere and as the“spring (vernal) equinox” in the southern hemisphere. Continue reading Fall Equinox, 22-Sep-2016@11:21am ADT

Fall Equinox, 23-September-2015@05:22am ADT

There are two equinoxes every year – in September and March – when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal.

September equinox illustration

The Earth during the equinox. (Not to scale)

Fall in the north, spring in the south

Equinoxes and solstices are opposite on either side of the equator, and the September equinox is also known as the “autumnal (fall) equinox” in the northern hemisphere and as the“spring (vernal) equinox” in the southern hemisphere. Continue reading Fall Equinox, 23-September-2015@05:22am ADT