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The year has two equinoxes, which are the days on which the night and day are of equal length. They happen when the apparent position of the Sun (on the ecliptic) crosses the Earth's equator.
The equinoxes are usually March 21 and September 22, and on those days the Sun has a declination of zero and is overhead at the equator.
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Which of these occurs between the dates of the solstice?
Equinoxes
Why are the equinoxes special times during the year?
The year has two equinoxes, which are the days on which the night and day are of equal length. They happen when the apparent position of the Sun (on the ecliptic) crosses the Earth's equator.The equinoxes are usually March 21 and September 22, and on those days the Sun has a declination of zero and is overhead at the equator.
What part of speech is equinoxes?
Equinoxes is a noun. It's the plural form of equinox.
The equinoxes and solstices mark the midpoints of the three seasons?
No, the solstices and equinoxes mark the beginnings of the four seasons.
The vernal and autumnal equinoxes where is the sun in relation to the equator during?
At the Equinoxes, the Sun is directly above the equator.
What are the difference between the equinoxes and the solstices?
The equinoxes and solstices are the first days of seasons. On the equinoxes, night and day is the same length. On the solstices, the day is either the longest or the shortest day of the year, depending on which solstice it is and which hemisphere you are in,
What seasons have equinoxes?
summer and winter
When are days equal to nights?
On Equinoxes
Which two eqinoxes in the month?
There are two equinoxes per year, separated by about 6 months. There will never be two equinoxes in one month.
Which two seasons begin with solstices rather than equinoxes?
The two seasons that begin with solstices rather than equinoxes are summer and winter.
What are the days of March 21 and September 21 known as?
They're widely and erroneously known as the equinoxes, but they're not.The equinoxes are points on the map of the sky, not points in time.March 21 and September 21 are the dates near which the sun reachesand passes the equinoxes.
March 26 and September 24?
These are on or about the equinoxes
