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Equinox. A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun crosses the Earth's equator, which is to say, appears directly above the equator, rather than north or south of the equator. On the day of the equinox, the Sun appears to rise "due east" and set "due west". This occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September.
The September equinox (or southward equinox) is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. Because of differences between the calendar year and the tropical year, the September equinox may occur from September 21 to 24. At the equinox, the Sun as viewed from the equator rises due east and sets due west.
What Time Is the Fall Equinox 2023? The autumnal equinox will arrive at 2:50 a.m. Eastern Time. The equinox occurs at the exact same moment across the world. But because of varying time zones ...
The holiday of the autumnal equinox is known variously among neopagans as Mabon, Mheillea, Harvest Home, Feast of the Ingathering, Meán Fómhair, An Clabhsúr, or Alban Elfed (in neo-druidry). It is a neopagan festival of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess ...
The peak time is Sept. 10, less than two weeks before the fall equinox on Sept. 22. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Fall equinox 2024 arrives Sept. 22. Here is the ...
The equinox will arrive at 6:50 a.m. UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) Saturday, September 23.. For people in places such as Toronto and Raleigh, North Carolina, that’s 2:50 a.m. local time. It ...
March equinox. The March equinox[7][8] or northward equinox[9] is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward as seen from Earth. The March equinox is known as the vernal equinox (spring equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere and as the autumnal ...
Mountain Time: If you happen to live in a Mountain time zone area, the equinox will arrive at 12:50 a.m. MDT on September 23. Pacific Time: The Pacific time zone can expect the fall equinox to ...