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What is special about the equinox and why is it especially important at the north and south poles?
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i dont know because it scary and very cool it sunny
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When is the north pole dark 24 hours a day?
The North Pole is dark for six months- from the September Equinox (September 21) to the March Equinox (March 21).
What time is the vernal equinox in North America?
March 20, 2010 at 17:32 GMT.
How does the angle of incidence change as you move away from the equator to the north pole or south pole on the march equinox?
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What types of equinox are there?
There are two kinds; the vernal equinox when the Sun passes over the equator heading toward you, or the autumnal equinox when the Sun passes over the equator going away from you. If you live in the northern hemisphere - North America, Asia, Europe - the vernal (or spring ) equinox is around March 21. If you are in the southern hemisphere - most of Africa and south America, and all of Australia - the vernal equinox is around September 21. Each of these dates can shift one or two days either way depending on the cycle of leap years. In 2010, the March equinox (vernal for us in the north, autumnal for you Aussies) is on March 21 at 17:32 GMT. The September equinox (my autumnal here in California, but vernal for my friends down in Kiwi Land :-) ) is on September 23 at 03:09 GMT.
What happens at the North Pole and the South Pole at each equinox?
Sun appears to be at eye-level and go round parallel to the horizon returning to first point of observation
How many degrees north or south of the equator at noon for the March Equinox?
At the equinox (either one of them) the Sun is directly above the equator, neither north nor south.
Is the north end of Earths axis tilted away from the sun during an equinox?
No. The Earth's axis is directly overhead at the Equator, therefore the axis isn't north or south on the Equinox.
What is the scientific name of the first day of fall?
In North America, the first day of fall is considered to be on September's equinox. Every year, there is another equinox around March 20.
In the northern hemisphere in what month is the autumnal equinox?
The Answer is September since it is the north
The Sun crosses the celestial equator going north This is known as the spring?
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Which of these signals the beginning of fall?
The vernal equinox is the first day of spring (occurring when the North Pole begins to lean toward the sun). The autumnal equinox is the first day of autumn (occurring when the North Pole leans away from the sun).
Where is the sun in the autumnal equinox?
Exactly straight over the equator. It's a tiny bit north of the equator just before the Autumnal Equinox, and a tiny bit south of the equator just after it. In other words, the sun is 'moving' south. At the Vernal Equinox, it's also precisely over the equator, but 'moving' north.
What time of year does the cirle of illumination pass through the North and South Poles?
The circle of illumination passes through both the north and south poles only twice each year, on the spring and autumn equinox. The spring equinox occurs around March 20 and the autumn equinox occurs around September 22.
When is the north pole dark 24 hours a day?
The North Pole is dark for six months- from the September Equinox (September 21) to the March Equinox (March 21).
What time is the vernal equinox in North America?
March 20, 2010 at 17:32 GMT.
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An equinox occurs on the same day at the same time in both hemispheres?
Correct. The March equinox, which is typically March 21 but can vary by a day either way, is the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, because the Sun us rising into the northern hemisphere. At that very same moment, it is the autumnal equinox in the southern hemisphere, because as the Sun is moving INTO the northern hemisphere, it is moving away from the southern hemisphere. The September 21 equinox sees the Sun moving south of the equator, so the spring equinox in the south, while it is the autumnal equinox in the North.
