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	Autumnal equinox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the same moment that the autumnal equinox occurs in one hemisphere, it is the time of the vernal equinox in the other hemisphere.
		In 2006, the autumnal equinox of the Northern Hemisphere falls on September 23 at 04:03 UTC
		In the Southern Hemisphere the equinox occurs at 18:26 UTC on 20 March.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Autumnal_equinox (387 words)

	Autumnal Equinox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Equinox is either of the two times during the year that the sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line through the sky, and appears directly above the equator, the imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
		Between the March, or vernal, equinox and the September, or autumnal, equinox, the sun appears north of the equator.
		On the autumnal equinox, many Pagans celebrate Mabon as one of the eight sabbats (a celebration based on the cycles of the sun).
	www3.kumc.edu /diversity/other/autumnal.html (194 words)

	Autumnal Equinox
		At the autumnal equinox (Sept. 22, 2006, 11:03
		The vernal equinox, also known as “the first point of Aries,” is the point at which the sun appears to cross the celestial equator from south to north.
		The equinoxes are not fixed points on the celestial sphere but move westward along the ecliptic, passing through all the constellations of the zodiacin 26,000 years.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/equinox1.html (253 words)

	Equinox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An equinox in astronomy is the moment when the Sun passes over the equator.
		In the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox is known as the vernal equinox and the September equinox is the autumnal equinox.
		On the equinoxes, everywhere over the globe, the Sun rises true east (parallel to lines of latitude), sets at true west, and the length of the day approximately equals the length of the night (see above).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Equinox (1051 words)

	Autumn Equinox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the cycle of manifestation of, say, an idea, the Autumn Equinox is point where the idea has become manifest, has grown through fertilization and the nurturing of Mother Nature, and is now more than ready for harvest.
		Just the opposite of the Spring Equinox, which has a similar evenness of day and night, but the momentum is toward the light.
		Equinox means "equal night," and anywhere on the Earth, given a level horizon, the Sun rises due East, and sets due West.
	www.geomancy.org /quarter&cross/autumn_equinox.html (972 words)

	Dictionary.com/Autumn Word Origins
		Autumn or Fall is regarded as the third season of the year, from the descending or autumnal equinox to the winter solstice, approximately September 21 to December 21.
		The autumnal equinox is actually the moment at which the Sun crosses the equator, usually on September 22 or 23.
		Near the time of the autumnal equinox, the angle of the moon's orbit relative to the Earth's horizon is at its minimum, causing the full moon to rise above the horizon much faster than usual.
	dictionary.reference.com /features/autumn.html (637 words)

	The Wild Hunt Blog
		Today is the Autumnal Equinox (5:23 PM EST) and signals the beginning of Fall in the northern hemisphere.
		It is also the autumnal equinox, one of the quarter days of the year, a Lesser Sabbat and a Low Holiday in modern Witchcraft.
		But in ancient times, the autumnal equinox was a time for a variety of pagan festivals, among them the celebration of the birth of Mabon, the son of Mordon, the goddess of the Earth.
	www.wildhunt.org /2005/09/i-wish-you-fruitful-autumnal-equinox.html (870 words)

	Astrology on the Web: The Equinoxes
		The Vernal Equinox is the time when the Sun reaches the balancing point in its path through the zodiac.
		The word equinox means "equal night": the duration of the day being equal to that of the night, an event which occurs but twice a year, the one marking the astrological beginning of spring and the other the ending of summer.
		It is the time of ripening and harvest, marked astrologically as the Sun enters the first degree of Libra, the Scales, on the eve of September 24, hence Saturn, the "grim reaper", is exalted in Libra.
	www.astrologycom.com /equinox.html (889 words)

	BBC - Wiltshire Weather - The Autumnal Equinox - the end of summer
		The sun is directly overhead, on the autumn equinox, at the equator and if the earth was a perfect sphere, there would be 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
		The occurrence of the autumn equinox and its counterpoint the vernal (or spring) equinox (around March 21st) is a consequence of the Earth's movement around the sun.
		The vernal equinox sees the sun crossing the celestial equator whilst the summer solstice is the point at which the sun is over the Tropic of Cancer.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wiltshire/weather/autumnal_equinox_03.shtml (424 words)

	The Equinox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Sun in the sky during the Spring and Fall Equinox in the Northern hemisphere.
		On the Spring Equinox the Sun rises exactly in the east travels through the sky for 12 hours and sets exactly in the west.
		On the Equinox this is the motion of the Sun through the sky for everyone on earth.
	solar.physics.montana.edu /YPOP/Classroom/Lessons/Sundials/equinox.html (150 words)

	Autumnal Equinox
		The Autumnal Equinox is the point, presently lying in the constellation Virgo, where the Ecliptic crosses the Celestial Equator.
		Equinoxes occur because the Earth's axis of rotation isn't aligned with the plane of its orbit around the Sun: it tilts over by about 23½°.
		The Autumnal Equinox occurs in late September, and is named for the fact that in the northern hemisphere it marks the end of summer and the entrance into autumn.
	www.palmbeachastro.org /calendar/autumnalequinox.htm (380 words)

	Autumnal Equinox News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Autumnal Equinox News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		The vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is when the sun crosses the celestial equator while heading north.
		The vernal equinox occurs when the sun crosses the equator as seen from Earth, this year overhead near the Galapagos Islands off the west coast of South America.
	www.topix.net /holidays/autumnal-equinox (562 words)

	FAQ-Equinoxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Day and night are not exactly of equal length at the time of the March and September equinoxes.
		On the day of an equinox, the geometric center of the Sun's disk crosses the equator, and this point is above the horizon for 12 hours everywhere on the Earth.
		On the dates of the equinoxes, the day is about 7 minutes longer than the night at latitudes up to about 25 degrees, increasing to 10 minutes or more at latitude 50 degrees.
	aa.usno.navy.mil /faq/docs/equinoxes.html (432 words)

	Fall Equinox celebrations of Christianity, Pagans, Neopagans, etc.
		The Fall Equinox is also known as: Alban Elfed, Autumn Equinox, Autumnal Equinox, Cornucopia, Feast of Avilon, Festival of Dionysus, Harvest Home, Harvest Tide, Mabon, Night of the Hunter, Second Harvest Festival, Wine Harvest, Witch's Thanksgiving, and the first day of autumn.
		Replacing the fall equinox is Michaelmas, the feast of the Archangel Michael, on SEP-29.
		Replacing the spring equinox by the Feast of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
	www.religioustolerance.org /fall_equinox.htm (2632 words)

	Education World® - Teacher Resources : Holidays & Themes : Equinox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Autumnal Equinox fun facts about the equinox, and photos of an elementary school learning about and celebrating the occassion.
		Equinox, The brief explanation of the sun in the sky during the Spring and Fall equinox.
		Tajin 2000 cultural summit celebrating the equinox and dawn of the millenium from March 1721, 2000.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=4084 (247 words)

	Red Letter Days (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Fall begins at 12:55 A.M. The autumnal equinox is defined as the point at which the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator from north to south.
		In addition to the equal hours of daylight and darkness, the equinoxes are times when the Sun's apparent motion undergoes the most rapid change.
		Around the time of the equinoxes, variations in the position on the horizon where the Sun rises and sets can be noticed from one day to the next by alert observers.
	www.almanac.com /redletter/redletter.0902/rl23.html (211 words)

	6(h). Earth-Sun Geometry
		On September 22 or 23, the autumnal equinox, neither pole is tilted toward the sun (Figures 6h-2, 6h-4 and see animation - Figure 6h-8).
		During the equinoxes, the axis of the Earth is not tilted toward or away from the sun and the circle of illumination cuts through the poles.
		During the equinox, the equator is the location on the Earth with a sun angle of 90° for solar noon.
	www.physicalgeography.net /fundamentals/6h.html (1626 words)

	New Science: A Change of Season (9/20/01)
		It is the first day of autumn north of the equator, and the first day of spring in the southern half of the world.
		Just like the autumnal equinox, day and night are the same length.
		Spring equinox: the beginning of spring, often called the vernal equinox.
	liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov /News/2001/News-AutumnalEquinox.asp (787 words)

	Intuitive Tarot - Mabon / The Autumnal Equinox
		The autumnal equinox is the time of the year when both day and night are of equal length after which night will become much longer and inevitably cooler.
		The equinox or Mabon as it is also known is a time when nature's forces come fully into balance.
		As mentioned before autumn is the season of thought, reflection, and thankfulness and the associated equinox brings the seasonal forces of light and dark into equality.
	www.intuitivetarot.com /mabon.html (509 words)

	Vernal (Spring) Equinox
		For the Southern Hemisphere, this is the moment of the autumnal equinox.
		Translated literally, equinox means "equal night." Because the sun is positioned above the equator, day and night are about equal in length all over the world during the equinoxes.
		A second equinox occurs each year on September 22 or 23; in 2006, it will be on September 22 at 11:03 P.M. EDT (Sept. 23, 03:03 UT*).
	www.factmonster.com /spot/riteofspring1.html (412 words)

	Autumnal equinox today heralds shorter days North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News - ...
		The physics of the equinox are complex, said Graham Oberem, a professor of physics at Cal State San Marcos.
		The autumnal equinox is a traditional time of celebration.
		The Chumash of Southern California celebrate the fall equinox sun ceremony during their month of "Hutash" after the harvest is picked, processed and stored.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/09/22/news/top_stories/92105190956.txt (883 words)

	Interplanetary Fall
		It's the changing of the seasons from northern summer to fall-- a special date on the calendar that northerners call the autumnal equinox.
		Equinoxes occur when the subsolar point crosses the equator, once in March (the Vernal Equinox) and again in September (the Autumnal Equinox).
		The "gentle" chill of 1000 km-per-hour autumnal winds on Saturn registers -130 C. That's balmy compared to Neptune, where temperatures are 100 degrees lower and the winds blow nearly as hard.
	science.nasa.gov /headlines/y2000/ast22sep_1.htm (1405 words)

	Harvest Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Technically, an equinox is an astronomical point and, due to the fact that our leap-year cycle causes dates to slip and then snap back into place, the date may vary by a few days depending on the year.
		The autumnal equinox occurs when the sun crosses the equator on its apparent journey southward, and we experience a day and a night that are of equal duration.
		And as I have recently shown in my seasonal reconstruction of the Welsh myth of Blodeuwedd, the autumnal equinox is the only day of the whole year when Llew (light) is vulnerable and it is possible to defeat him.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/7280/harvest.html (1529 words)

	Autumnal Equinox Day - Explore Japan - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The months of September, October, November are usually considered the autumn months, but technically speaking, fall is the period between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice.
		The autumnal equinox is the day when the sun crosses the equator from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere.
		The Japanese have traditionally called the period around the autumnal and vernal (springtime) equinoxes higan.
	web-jpn.org /kidsweb/calendar/september/shubun.html (370 words)

	Equinox · Astrological definition of Equinox · Astrology Encyclopedia
		A point in the Earth's annual orbit around the Sun, at which the polar inclination is at right angles to a line drawn between the Earth and the Sun; in consequence of which the length of the day and the night are equal all over the earth.
		This occurs at two points, called respectively the Vernal Equinox, which the Earth passes on March 21 when it enters Aries, and the Autumnal Equinox, on September 22nd when it enters Libra.
		The equinoxes are commonly defined as the moment wherein the Sun reaches the point at which the plane of the ecliptic intersects the plane of the equator.
	www.astrologyweekly.com /dictionary/equinox.php (725 words)

	STANDING AN EGG ON END ON THE EQUINOX – AN EXPERIMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She was reminded of this by each passing of an equinox, but by the time she contacted me it was always well past that equinox and too late to test the claim.
		The balancing act is repeatable only on the vernal and autumnal equinox, when the sun crosses the equator, making night and day equal on all parts of the earth.
		But this time I resolved to experiment around the autumnal equinox and put the clipping on the refrigerator as a reminder.
	www.phy.cmich.edu /people/osborn/egg1.html (787 words)

	BBC - Wiltshire - Weather - The Autumnal Equinox - the end of summer
		The autumn equinox, on September 22, means that summer is well and truly over.
		The axis of this orbit is inclined at an angle of 23.5 degrees.
		When the sun then begins its journey into the southern hemisphere, the autumn equinox is here.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wiltshire/content/articles/2004/09/21/weather_autumn_equinox_210904_feature.shtml (507 words)

	Autumnal Equinox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I did not observe the Winter Solstice, or the Spring Equinox as being dramatic days in the course of nature, when there is a specific alignment of space, matter, energy and time.
		The Autumnal Equinox is also the time of balance between light and dark.
		The September Equinox is a time to prepare for the new life and light that eternally begins.
	www.intercom.net /local/shore_journal/kjr10917.html (544 words)

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