spring equinox
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spring equinox — noun March 21 • Syn: ↑vernal equinox, ↑March equinox • Ant: ↑autumnal equinox (for: ↑vernal equinox) • Hypernyms: ↑equinox … Useful english dictionary
spring equinox — vernal equinox. See under equinox. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
spring equinox — The point in time when there is an intersection of the ecliptic and the celestial equator (equinoctial), at which the sun is moving from a south to a north declination. The equinox occurs around March 21 the exact date varies a day or two because … Aviation dictionary
Spring Day — is a holiday marking the coming of the spring season, which takes place in different countries, on varying dates.AlbaniaAlbania celebrates the lunar Spring Day (Albanian: Dita e Verës ) on March 14 as a national holiday. It is an old pagan… … Wikipedia
Spring Day (Argentina) — Spring Day is an informal holiday in Argentina, celebrated on 21 September, the conventional date of the beginning of spring (one or two days before the actual spring equinox).Though this is not a work free public holiday, it coincides with… … Wikipedia
Equinox — This article is about the astronomical event when the sun is at zenith over the Equator. For other uses, see Equinox (disambiguation). For the same event happening on other planets and setting up a celestial coordinate system, see Equinox… … Wikipedia
equinox — /ee kweuh noks , ek weuh /, n. 1. the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth s equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September… … Universalium
equinox — i. One of the two points of intersection of the ecliptic and the celestial equators, occupied by the sun when its declination is 0°. Also called an equinoctial point. That point occupied on or about March 21, when the sun’s declination changes… … Aviation dictionary
equinox — [[t]i͟ːkwɪnɒks, e̱k [/t]] equinoxes N COUNT: oft supp N An equinox is one of the two days in the year when day and night are of equal length. In the Chinese calendar, the Spring Equinox always occurs in the second month and the Autumn Equinox in… … English dictionary
Equinox — The two times of the year when the sun crosses the equator and night and day are of equal length; usually occurs on March 21st (spring equinox) and September 23 (fall equinox) … Energy terms
