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Autumnal equinox Moderate

Autumnal equinox has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
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(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo

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The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting away from the observer, taking place in September in the northern hemisphere and March in the southern hemisphere.

See Also
march equinox celestial equator september equinox spring equinox equinoctial vendémiaire lughnasadh mabon
Related Terms
Antonyms
March equinox
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
equinox equinoctial point
Rhyming Words
nox knox lenox lynox ninox lennox magnox equinox entonox john knox fort knox fall equinox march equinox spring equinox vernal equinox autumn equinox northward equinox southward equinox september equinox
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