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An equinox occurs when the length of the day is equal to the length of the night. Here on Earth, it occurs around March 21 (the Vernal Equinox) and September 21 (the Autumnal Equinox).
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∙ 7y agoThe equinoxes signify that the "day" and "night" for the lanet in question are equal in length.
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Which of these occurs between the dates of the solstice?
Equinoxes
Where are the sun's direct rays on the equinoxes?
I think its on the equator
What seasons do equinoxes occur?
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.
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.
The sun is on the celestial equator at the times of the?
The equinoxes are the two points on the celestial equator there the ecliptic(the sun's apparent annual path through the stars) crosses it.Note that the equinoxes are not events or dates. They are points on the mapof the stars.
What do the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer signify?
Respectively, they are the southernmost and northernmost latitudes where the sun may be directly overhead. Each tropic experiences this phenomenon once per year, on the equinoxes of December and June respectively.
Which of these occurs between the dates of the solstice?
Equinoxes
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.
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
What is the antonym of the word signify?
Conceal is the antonym of signify.
