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How many times each year do you have days in which the day and night are of equal duration and what are the names of each of these days?
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∙ 13y ago
There are two days each year when the day and night are of equal duration, known as the equinoxes. The vernal (spring) equinox occurs around March 21st, marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, while the autumnal equinox occurs around September 22nd, marking the beginning of autumn.
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∙ 13y agoTwo days, the Equinoxes. Equinox is derived from the latin words for "equal" and "night", and there are two of them a year, the Autumnal Equinox and the Vernal Equinox.
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∙ 14y agoequiNOx
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3 Twice. On the Autumnal equinox and on the Vernal equinox.
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