The Sun in the sky during the Spring and Fall Equinox in the Northern hemisphere. The Sun is at its lowest path in the sky on the Winter Solstice. After that day the Sun follows a higher and higher path through the sky each day until it is in the sky for exactly 12 hours. On the Spring Equinox the Sun rises exactly in the east travels through the sky for 12 hours and sets exactly in the west. On ...

An annotated & illustrated collection of worldwide links to mythologies, fairy tales & folklore, sacred arts & sacred traditions by Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D.

Autumnal Equinox The point, presently lying in the constellation Virgo, where the Ecliptic crosses the Celestial Equator. When the Sun passes this point, on about 23 September each year, nights begin to lengthen, and continue to do so until the Winter Solstice in December. (In the southern hemisphere, this situation is reversed). Because the Earth tilts back and forth on its axis, relative to ...

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