About Autumnal Equinox

An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, the night and day are approximately equally long. It may be better understood to mean that latitudes +L and -L north and south of the equator experience nights of equal length. The word is also used for the same event happening on other planets and in setting up a celestial coordinate system; see equinox (celestial coordinates).
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Autumnal Equinox Blog Results

• Lines from Linderhof: Autumnal Equinox
  Tuesday, September 22, is the first day of fall or the Autumnal Equinox. The day is as long as the night and as September progresses the days will become shorter and the nights longer until December when we have the shortest day and the ... Read more
  


• Autumnal Equinox at Loughcrew 2009
  Autumnal Equinox at Loughcrew 2009. Monday September 21, 2009. Michael Fox of the Knowth site has posted new photos of the equinox sunrise at Cairn T at Loughcrew, which occurred this Sunday, September 20th. Loughcrew is one of several ... Read more
  
• Autumnal Equinox Inspiration - Fresh Living
  Thanks to reader Ellie Dee for sharing her beautiful journal reflections about autumn, the season we inaugurate tomorrow, September 22, with the official fall equinox at 5:18 pm.Check out Ellie Dee's beautiful insights, and let us know ...Read more
  
  
• The Wild Hunt » Happy Autumnal Equinox
  Today is the Autumnal Equinox (21:18 UTC) which signals the beginning of Fall in the northern hemisphere. On this day there will be an equal amount of light and darkness, and after this day the nights grow longer and we head towards ... Read more
  


• Autumnal equinox coincides with major weather pattern change - WGN ...
  Autumnal equinox coincides with major weather pattern change. By. wgnweather. on September 20, 2009 8:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0). FEATURE09212009.jpg. Categories: FEATURE GRAPHIC. Leave a comment. Name. Email Address ... Read more
  


• Autumnal Equinox On September 22 Represents The First Day of Fall ...
  Although our calendars state that the first day of fall 2009 is September 1st, if you ask the Sun, he will state autumn officially starts tomorrow after the autumnal equinox. For those who don't know what this event really is then you ... Read more