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At the same time in the southern
hemisphere the vernal equinox marks the start of spring.
- WQ EDITORIAL NOTE: For most of time for most of the world, spring is the new beginning, the New Year in many Buddhist countries and Nowruz in Persia/Iran. The world's many Muslims (Al-Hijra) and tiny minority of Jews (Rosh Hashanah) are starting their spring as we go into fall.
In theory
the orientation of the earth towards the sun on the day of the equinox
means across the planet we will experience a day and a night of equal
length -- equinox translates from Latin to mean "equal night."
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The biannual equinoxes occur when the plane of the equator passes the center of the sun.
At
that point, usually around September 20 and March 20 every year, the
tilt of the Earth’s axis is, unlike its usual orientation, neither
inclining away from or towards the sun.
During the equinox the subsolar point, the place directly below the center of the sun, is at the equator. Over the rest of the year the subsolar point will move northward at the September equinox making days longer in the northern hemisphere and shorter in the southern hemisphere.
During the equinox the subsolar point, the place directly below the center of the sun, is at the equator. Over the rest of the year the subsolar point will move northward at the September equinox making days longer in the northern hemisphere and shorter in the southern hemisphere.
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The only points
not to experience nearly 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night equally
are the north and south poles where there will be a shift from permanent
day to permanent night.
Because of discrepancies, 12 hours of day
and 12 hours of night isn’t exactly what happens, but it is close. This
is a result of differences in the sunrises across the world.
Sunrises occur when the crown of the sun rises over the eastern horizon. When that happens the center of the sun is still below the horizon. Also refractions in the sunlight mean people see the sunrise before they see the sun.
Sunrises occur when the crown of the sun rises over the eastern horizon. When that happens the center of the sun is still below the horizon. Also refractions in the sunlight mean people see the sunrise before they see the sun.
Across the planet, times of sunrise vary according to
longitude and latitude, meaning the date when day and night are closest
in length is different from place to place.
Modern and ancient cultures
have different ways of celebrating the equinox. The Christian church
replaced many early Pagan celebrations with Christianized versions.The
Christian celebration closest to the fall equinox is Michaelmas, on
September 29, and is mainly observed by the Catholic church.
Moon Festival
- Islamic/Arabic New Year
- Muslim New Year: Muharram
- Jewish New Year: Rosh Hashanah
- Iranian/Persian New Year: Nowruz
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