Approximately 12 hours of Sun-over-the-horizon. (Same as the vernal equinox)
In 2011, the Autumnal Equinox begins on September 23rd.
September 22
In the Northern hemisphere, daylight hours decrease after the autumnal equinox.
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 Spring Equinox. This is the day that both both daytime and nighttime are functioning in the exact same span of time. (IE. Daytime = 12 hours, Nighttime = 12 hours = Spring Equinox.)
12 hours
At any of the equinoxes, both the day and the night have about 12 hours each, almost anywhere on Earth.
Both.
Autumnal Equinox was 23. September in 1978
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. "
In 2011, the Autumnal Equinox begins on September 23rd.
The length of day and night is equal at the Vernal and Autumnal equinox.
September 22
The longest day and shortest night occurs on the summer solstice. The shortest day and longest night occurs on the winter solstice. Midway between these points (2x a year) are the equinox, where the day and night are of equal length.
In the Northern hemisphere, daylight hours decrease after the autumnal equinox.
For a vernal equinox, it occurs is March 20th. For an autumnal equinox, it occurs September 22nd.
The "autumnal equinox" is a single point in time, not a period. In 2015, the autumnal equinox will happen at 08:20 (UT) on the 23rd September.