Because it cannot get away from it. Nowhere on earth can. It is an annual occurrence.
The vernal equinox occurs in March, usually around March 20th or 21st. Leo is a zodiac sign associated with dates from July 23 to August 22. The vernal equinox does not occur in Leo; it usually falls in the sign of Pisces or Aries.
There are two equinoxes (i.e. vernal/spring and autumnal/fall) every year.
The length of day and night is equal at the Vernal and Autumnal equinox.
Equal periods of sun-up and sun-down are all near March 21 and September 21, everywhere on earth, including the equator. Those days are often called the "equinoxes", but the equinoxes are actually the points in the sky where the sun appears to be located on those days.
The summer solstice occurs around December 21st, while the winter solstice occurs around June 21st in the southern hemisphere. The vernal equinox occurs around September 22nd, and the autumnal equinox occurs around March 20th in the southern hemisphere.
September,because it is south of the equator
The "Vernal Equinox" is the beginning of "Spring" and the end of "Winter". The Autumnal Equinox is the beginning of "Autumn" or "Fall" and the end of "Summer". In the Northern Hemisphere, the Vernal Equinox is in March and the Autumnal Equinox in September each year.
the vernal equinox is always on the 21 of march. that's the day I'm righting this. _______________________________ The equinoxes occur on March 21 and September 21, plus or minus one day because of the cycle of leap years. In the northern hemisphere, the vernal equinox is in March, and the autumnal equinox is in September; in the southern hemisphere, it's reversed. In 1978, the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere was March 20, 1978 at 5: 10 PM GMT.
liedlihqwlkhdaLDHLISHLSAD'S Equinoxes occur four times a year. The Vernal Equinox occurs in March, the Summer Solstice occurs in June, the Autumn Equinox occurs in September, and the Winter Solstice occurs in December.
The vernal equinox occurs in March, usually around March 20th or 21st. Leo is a zodiac sign associated with dates from July 23 to August 22. The vernal equinox does not occur in Leo; it usually falls in the sign of Pisces or Aries.
The two days of the year when there is exactly 12 hours of night and 12 hours of day are the equinoxes. They occur around the 20th of March and the 23rd of September each year.
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The exact time of the vernal equinox varies from year to year. This year, the March equinox (the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox in the southern hemisphere) will occur on March 20, 2010 at 17:32 GMT. The web page below is the "Earth's Seasons" web page from the U.S. Naval Observatory.
The Vernal Equinox is a point in the sky along the 'track' that the sun appears to follow through the stars in the course of the year. In 2010, the center of the sun reached that point at 10:30 AM PST on March 20.
March 20 (UTC) - the same date is the "vernal equinox" in the Southern Hemisphere.
liedlihqwlkhdaLDHLISHLSAD'S Equinoxes occur four times a year. The Vernal Equinox occurs in March, the Summer Solstice occurs in June, the Autumn Equinox occurs in September, and the Winter Solstice occurs in December.
There is an equinox in the spring called the vernal equinox, and one in the fall called the autumnal equinox. They happen at the moment that the center of the sun is in the earth's equatorial plane. In other words, they occur at the moments when the sun passes directly over the equator.