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The spring equinox

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The spring equinox, also called the vernal equinox, is today. On the vernal equinox, the day is equally divided between hours of light and darkness, as not possible by defined like social status or religion so just ahead of the vernal equinox, which falls on March 20 this year. Northern Meteorological Seasons Spring - from March 1 to May 31; Summer - from June 1 to August 31; Fall (autumn) - from September 1 to November 30; and, Winter - from December 1 to February 28 (February 29 in a leap year). Southern Hemisphere Fall (autumn) - starts March 1 ends May 31 Winter - June 1 ends August 31 Spring - September ends November 30 Summer - December 1 ends February 28 (February 29 in a Leap Year) The equinox is the point at which the sun crosses the celestial equator from south to north. Geometry. a surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity. GMT is no longer used for scientific purposes Spring will officially arrive on Monday March 20 at 10:29 a....

The autumnal equinox

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The word equinox means "equal night"; night and day are about the same length of time. The September equinox occurs the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s Equator – from north to south. This happens either on September 22, 23, or 24 every year. In 2015, the autumnal equinox falls on September 23 at 4:21 A.M. (ET). Wed Sep 23 2015 September equinox Season Thu Sep 22 2016 September equinox Season Fri Sep 22 2017 September equinox Season Sun Sep 23 2018 September equinox Season Mon Sep 23 2019 September equinox Season Tue Sep 22 2020 September equinox Season