Autumn
Autumnal equinox
The autumnal equinox.
the autumnal equinox
The first day of autumn is called the autumnal equinox.
That is the Vernal Equinox; as opposed to the first day of Fall's Autumnal Equinox.
The equinox happens on Sept. 22. It marks the first day of autumn.
In the northern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox marks the first day of fall. An equinox happens twice a year, when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal.
The first day of Autumn, or the Autumnal Equinox
Autumnal Equinox
The word is "equinoctial" = equal day and night. It occurs twice a year, on the first day of Spring, and the first day of Autumn.
Autumnal Equinox was 23. September in 1978
Google it. Or read what I have wrote: An Autumnal equinox occurs on September 2. It is a day when the day time approximately equals night time.