The equinox is the only day of 12 hours of night and day. It Occurs every spring and fall.
Eastern
equinox.
The earths axis is not tilted directly toward the sun.
At the time of each equinox, the rotational axis of the earth is exactly perpendicular to the path of the sunlight hitting the earth. After the autumnal equinox, the hemisphere in which autumn started is tilted away from the sun.
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun for approximately half of the Earth's revolution around the Sun, which lasts about six months. This period typically spans from the spring equinox in March to the autumn equinox in September. During this time, the Northern Hemisphere experiences warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours, leading to summer. Conversely, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, it experiences winter.
depends on which hemisphere you live if on top it is towards the sun
During an equinox, neither the North nor the South end of Earth's axis is tilted away from the Sun. This is because during an equinox, the tilt of Earth's axis is perpendicular to the Sun's rays, causing equal illumination of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
the Equinox.
The side of the earth that is closest to the sun is always the sunlit side; this remains true at the equinoxes. An equinox happens at a single moment, and the part of the earth receiving sunlight at these moments will be different from equinox to equinox, because the equinoxes are not in synch with whole days.
Eastern
It's an "equinox". That happens twice each year.
An Equinox occurs when neither end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun.
equinox.
The earths axis is not tilted directly toward the sun.
The earths axis is not tilted directly toward the sun.
The earths axis is not tilted directly toward the sun.
At the time of each equinox, the rotational axis of the earth is exactly perpendicular to the path of the sunlight hitting the earth. After the autumnal equinox, the hemisphere in which autumn started is tilted away from the sun.