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Many cultures hold festivals to celebrate the equinox, the moment when the Sun's apparent path crosses the Earth's equatorial plane and day and night are of equal length.
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Many cultures hold festivals to celebrate the equinox, the moment when the Sun's apparent path crosses the Earth's equatorial plane and day and night are of equal length.
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equinox
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
also
figuratively
obsolete
rare
One
of
the
two
occasions
in
the
year
when
the
length
of
the
day
and
night
are
equal,
which
occurs
when
the
apparent
path
of
the
Sun
(the
ecliptic)
intersects
with
the
equatorial
plane
of
the
Earth;
this
happens
on
a
day
between
March
19
and
21
(spring
in
the
Northern
Hemisphere,
and
autumn
in
the
Southern
Hemisphere),
and
on
another
day
between
September
21
and
24
(autumn
in
the
Northern
Hemisphere,
and
spring
in
the
Southern
Hemisphere);
hence,
the
exact
time
when
the
intersection
occurs.
Japanese Meaning
昼夜の長さがほぼ等しくなる瞬間、すなわち太陽が赤道面と交差する（春分または秋分の日に相当する）日を指す。
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