Equinox
noun
One of two days in the year when day and night are of same length, usually around March 21 and September 23.
The sun crosses the equator during the equinox which marks the beginning of spring and autumn seasons.
Often appears as...
- vernal equinox
- autumnal equinox
noun
One of two days in the year when day and night are of same length, usually around March 21 and September 23.
The sun crosses the equator during the equinox which marks the beginning of spring and autumn seasons.
Often appears as...
- vernal equinox
- autumnal equinox
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Day/Night
Equinox means 'equal night' in Latin, referring to the time when daylight and night are nearly the same duration.
They organized a picnic on the day of the equinox to enjoy the balanced daylight.
Pro Tip 2/3Happens Twice
Occurs two times each year, so specify by saying 'vernal' for spring, or 'autumnal' for fall.
We're planning a festival for the autumnal equinox.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Many cultures celebrate equinoxes, associating them with renewal or thanksgiving rituals.
The equinox is significant in many cultures; it's when the Stonehenge festival takes place.
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Day/Night
Equinox means 'equal night' in Latin, referring to the time when daylight and night are nearly the same duration.
They organized a picnic on the day of the equinox to enjoy the balanced daylight.
Pro Tip 2/3Happens Twice
Occurs two times each year, so specify by saying 'vernal' for spring, or 'autumnal' for fall.
We're planning a festival for the autumnal equinox.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Many cultures celebrate equinoxes, associating them with renewal or thanksgiving rituals.
The equinox is significant in many cultures; it's when the Stonehenge festival takes place.
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Day/Night
Equinox means 'equal night' in Latin, referring to the time when daylight and night are nearly the same duration.
They organized a picnic on the day of the equinox to enjoy the balanced daylight.
Pro Tip 2/3Happens Twice
Occurs two times each year, so specify by saying 'vernal' for spring, or 'autumnal' for fall.
We're planning a festival for the autumnal equinox.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Many cultures celebrate equinoxes, associating them with renewal or thanksgiving rituals.
The equinox is significant in many cultures; it's when the Stonehenge festival takes place.
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Video examples
A day in the life of an...
On top are two the north, where rituals honor the rain god in the summer, and the south one is where rituals honor the war god in the winter. On the equinox, the sun rises between the two sides. The ceremony begins with a mock battle between the midwives and the other physicians.
Video examples
Nowruz and the Night Sky...
i'm davar ardalan and this is overheard a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at nachio and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week as earth reaches its vernal equinox we'll reflect on the astronomy
Video examples
The brain in love PIPE...
And Mayan inscriptions proclaim that he was deeply in love with his wife. So, he built a temple in her honor, facing his. And every spring and autumn, exactly at the equinox, the sun rises behind his temple,
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
On top are two the north, where rituals honor the rain god in the summer, and the south one is where rituals honor the war god in the winter. On the equinox, the sun rises between the two sides. The ceremony begins with a mock battle between the midwives and the other physicians.
Video examples
Nowruz and the Night Sky...
i'm davar ardalan and this is overheard a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at nachio and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week as earth reaches its vernal equinox we'll reflect on the astronomy
Video examples
The brain in love PIPE...
And Mayan inscriptions proclaim that he was deeply in love with his wife. So, he built a temple in her honor, facing his. And every spring and autumn, exactly at the equinox, the sun rises behind his temple,
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Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
Few people younger than me know that it was once normal to see fields white with mushrooms, or rivers black with eels at the autumn equinox, or that every patch of nettles was once reamed by caterpillars.
Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
Few people younger than me know that it was once normal to see fields white with mushrooms, or rivers black with eels at the autumn equinox, or that every patch of nettles was once reamed by caterpillars.
Example 1 of 1
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