Because the Earth is going around the sun every 365-366 days. The equinoxes create the seasons such as spring, summer, fall, and winter. Each equinox is a place on the circle of the Earths path.
A lot of things. equinoxes, solstices, (as a few) you need to elaborate more :)
There are two equinoxes (i.e. vernal/spring and autumnal/fall) every year.
There are two equinoxes per year, separated by about 6 months. There will never be two equinoxes in one month.
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,
Yes. If we did not insert the leap day during leap year, the calendar date of the equinoxes and solstices would change and eventually come at very different times in the calendar year. The whole purpose of Leap Year/Leap Day is to keep our calendar aligned with the equinoxes, solstices, and seasons in general.
Yes, during the equinoxes, the sun is directly above the equator, making it closer to the equator compared to other times of the year.
precession
The equinoxes are the two dates each year when the day and the night are of equal length.
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.
Equinoxes
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 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.