What do you understand by the term autumn equinox? - Vidyadip

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What do you understand by the term autumn equinox?

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On September 22nd or 23rd in the northern hemisphere, when night and day are nearly of the same length and Sun crosses the equator moving southward. And in the southern hemisphere on 20th or 21st March, Sun crosses the equator moving northward it is known as autumn equinox.

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