The autumnal equinox time is the time when the sun passes directly over the equator, going from being over the hemisphere where autumn is starting to being over the hemisphere where spring is starting. The last one was in the northern hemisphere on September 23, 2011 at 9:04 AM UTC. The next one will be in the Southern Hemisphere on March 20, 2012 at 5:14 AM UTC.
September 22
The autumnal equinox is also known as the fall equinox and the September equinox. An example of a sentence using "autumnal equinox" is "This year's autumnal equinox falls on a full moon. "
The "autumnal equinox" is a single point in time, not a period. In 2015, the autumnal equinox will happen at 08:20 (UT) on the 23rd September.
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.
In 2011, the Autumnal Equinox begins on September 23rd.
In the Northern hemisphere, daylight hours decrease after the autumnal equinox.
September 22
For a vernal equinox, it occurs is March 20th. For an autumnal equinox, it occurs September 22nd.
Autumnal Equinox was 23. September in 1978
It used to be called "The First Point of Aries", because it was located just inside the constellation Aries. However, due to precession the 'point' shifts over time.
The "Vernal Equinox" is the beginning of "Spring" and the end of "Winter". The Autumnal Equinox is the beginning of "Autumn" or "Fall" and the end of "Summer". In the Northern Hemisphere, the Vernal Equinox is in March and the Autumnal Equinox in September each year.
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