why are autumn and spring called equinox
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The name is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because at the equinox the night and day are nearly equally long. ... The Autumn Equinox is the first day of the autumn season and occurs when the sun passes the equator moving from the northern to the southern hemisphere.
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The name is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because at the equinox the night and day are nearly equally long. ... The spring and autumn equinoxes occur around March and September 21. These are special points in the Earth's orbit when the Sun appears directly above the Earth's equator. Day and night are nearly the same length, about 12 hours
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