Meaning

1 senses
  1. The moment at which the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator while moving away from the observer’s hemisphere, occurring in September in the Northern Hemisphere and in March in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Herbsttagundnachtgleiche

    осе́ннее равноде́нствиеosénneje ravnodénstvije, осе́ннее равноде́нствиеosénneje ravnodénstvije

    осі́ннє рівноде́нняosínnje rivnodénnja

More definitions
  • (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo
  • September 22

Examples

1 sentences
  1. In Japan, the vernal and autumnal equinoxes are national holidays, but the summer and winter solstices are not.

    deIn Japan sind das Frühlings- und das Herbstäquinoktium nationale Feiertage, das Sommer- und das Wintersolstitium jedoch nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Forms

plural: autumnal equinoxes

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

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See also

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