The Month of the Equinox
Last month, September, was the month of the equinox. A year sees four watershed touch points of seasons – the two equinoxes and the two solstices. Equinox is when the day and night are approximately equal across the earth. It also means that the sun rises and sets exactly in east and west respectively. Equinoxes happen between March 20 th to 23 rd and September 20 th to 23 rd annually. The actual date may vary from year to year. The solstices are when days and nights are the longest or the shortest depending on the hemisphere one is in. December 21 st to 23 rd sees the shortest day and longest day in the northern hemisphere and vice versa in the southern hemisphere. June 21 st to 23 rd sees the longest day and shortest night in the northern hemisphere and vice versa in the southern hemisphere. Everything is about the angle Its fascinating that something like this happens – all because of the tilt in the axis around which the earth rotates. The earth’s tilt is around ...