But the equinox makes itself known if you look at the Earth from space. The picture above is from the Russian weather satellite Electro-L. This orbits our planet high above the equator, in what ...

The sun crosses the celestial equator on September 22 at 4:44 p.m. EDT. On this date the sun rises due east and sets due west, and the day and night are of equal length. The seasons will change ...

The seasons on Earth will officially change Wednesday, heralding their shifting nature with an astronomical feat: the autumnal equinox. On Sept. 22 at 11:09 p.m. EDT (8:09 p.m. PDT), the fall ...

Today is equinox day on Earth, with the seasons changing from summer to fall in the Northern Hemisphere as winter shifts into spring in the South, all thanks to our planet's orbit, ...

Earth’s fall equinox ushers in astronomical autumn Sept. 21, 2024 Updated Sat., Sept. 21, 2024 at 9:21 p.m. A woman dances as druids, pagans and revellers gather at Stonehenge, hoping to see the ...

The next equinox is the March vernal equinox, beginning on March 20, 2025 in North America. News. ... During an equinox, Earth gets a few more minutes of light than darkness.

This year's equinox, on March 19/20 of 2020 (longitude-dependent), is Earth's earliest in 124 years. At the moment of equinox, the Sun's rays will strike the Earth perfectly perpendicular to its ...

When is the first day of the northern autumn in 2012? A carefully worded answer is that on Saturday, fall begins astronomically in the Northern Hemisphere, while spring begins in the Southern ...

On the equinoxes, the Earth's axis and orbit line up so both hemispheres get the same amount of sunlight. Credit: AP/Marco Ugarte The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night.

Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This increases the time it takes to get from the solstice, the beginning of ...

The asteroid 2021 NY1 won't be alone in paying Earth's vicinity a flying visit during the period of the Fall Equinox. On Tuesday, the smaller asteroid 2021 RX9, estimated to be as wide as the ...

The seasons will change this Sunday (Sept. 22), with the Northern Hemisphere moving into autumn and the South emerging from winter into spring.