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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.
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∙ 12y agoThe Autumn equinox and the Spring equinox .
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∙ 15y agoIt is the equinox
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∙ 13y agoThe (vernal or autumnal) equinox.
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∙ 14y agoequinox
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Spring equinox
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