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Title: Equinox today 20th March 2026 Post by Bobby. on Mar 20th, 2026 at 9:13am
The first real day of Autumn for us.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/autumnal-equinox-almost-here--what-this-means-for-australia/1891264 Following the equinox in March, the Sun appears to become positioned above the Northern Hemisphere as Earth’s North Pole becomes tilted towards the Sun. By contrast, Earth's South Pole tilts away from the Sun after the March equinox. This year’s March equinox will occur at 2:46 pm UTC on Friday, March 20, which will be Friday night or early Saturday morning in Australia. Almost equal day and night. What is the equinox? There are two equinoxes each year, one in March and another in September. Each equinox marks the moment the Sun appears to be positioned directly above Earth’s equator. This happens because Earth’s axis is tilted neither towards nor away from the Sun at the equinox. At all other times of the year, the Earth’s Southern and Northern Hemispheres are either tilted towards or away from the Sun. |
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Title: Re: Equinox today 20th March 2026 Post by Carl D on Mar 20th, 2026 at 8:04pm
Cool. 8-)
And, at the time of the Equinox - if you stood at the North Pole with a perfectly flat horizon you would see half of the Sun while someone at the South Pole (again, with a perfectly flat horizon) would see the other half. |
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