During the Autumn equinox the length of the day and night are nearly equal. The length of the day on the equinox is approximately twelve hours.
The word "equinox" means equal night. So, by definition, the day and night must be of equal length: 12 hours.
Same length as the night.
a day
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.
Autumnal equinox
Although equinox means equal night, it doesn't mean that the day and night exactly the same. They are close. After the autumnal equinox the days are shorter though.
In 2011, the Autumnal Equinox begins on September 23rd.
September 22
Both.
The length of day and night is equal at the Vernal and Autumnal equinox.
The length of day and night is equal at the Vernal and Autumnal equinox.
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).
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.
12 hours
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.
During the two equinoxes in spring and fall, the days and nights are of equal length. This is because of the position of the earth in its orbit around the sun.
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. "
Autumn
12 hours
At any of the equinoxes, both the day and the night have about 12 hours each, almost anywhere on Earth.