The Fall [2021] - What Months Are

The word "equinox" comes from Latin, meaning "equal night." On the autumnal equinox, the sun crosses the celestial equator, resulting in nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness (roughly 12 hours each) across the globe. After this point in the Northern Hemisphere, nights become longer than days until the winter solstice.

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