fall equinoxes

September's equal days

The fall equinox occurs around September 23.

At this time, the sun is exactly over the Earth’s equator, and the length of day and night are the same everywhere.

The fall equinox marks the beginning of fall in the northern hemisphere.

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March events when daylight matches darkness

vernal equinoxes · spring · springtime

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Year's maximum daylight occasions

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