autumnal equinox
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Or, as we say north of the equator, happy autumnal equinox!
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023
On September 23, 2023, the autumnal equinox will signal the coming of fall for the Northern Hemisphere.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 21, 2023
In an email, Dr. Nixon said his team was particularly excited to see what would happen in 2025, when Titan would reach its northern autumnal equinox.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
And more importantly, the autumnal equinox will occur on Thursday, September 22, at 6:03 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
Astronomically, in the northern hemisphere, it begins at the autumnal equinox, when the sun enters Libra, 22d September, and ends at the winter solstice, when the sun enters Capricorn, 21st December.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
