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equinox
noun
Either of the two annual times when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, with day and night approximately equal in length.
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Equinoxes occur in March and September. The December event is a solstice.
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The class marked the equinox on its calendar of seasonal changes.
An equinox panel paired the Sun's apparent crossing of the celestial equator with approximately equal day and night.
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Equinoxes occur in March and September. The December event is a solstice.
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