How to Use equinox in a Sentence
equinox
noun-
The sun rises due east and sets due west (more on the equinox, coming soon).
— Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021 -
The vernal equinox is Saturday marking the start of spring.
— Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2021 -
The fall equinox represents the official start of fall in the northern hemisphere.
— Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2024 -
The equinox is the precise moment the sun's rays shine directly on the Earth's equator.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2021 -
The Persian New Year, on the vernal equinox, lasts for 13 days.
— New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021 -
After the autumn equinox, the North Pole begins to tilt away from the sun, which begins a season of longer nights and shorter days.
— Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 16 June 2021 -
Nowruz is celebrated on the spring equinox, which is Saturday, March 20.
— Megan Marples, CNN, 19 Mar. 2021 -
Perhaps the vernal equinox on Saturday will give you time to reflect upon everything that’s happened since the last one.
— BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2021 -
During the spring and fall equinoxes, the Earth's magnetic poles are aligned with the sun's, making geomagnetic storms more likely.
— Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024 -
An astrological equinox, which occurs twice yearly, is the date when the sun passes over the equator, and from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere.
— Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 16 June 2021 -
Does the listener need to know anything about the solstice, the equinox, Saturn, moons in transit, astrological signs, that kind of thing, to get everything out of this?
— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2021 -
The spring equinox is when light and dark (day and night) are equal.
— Allure, 18 Mar. 2022 -
Over the last few years, the spring equinox has landed on March 20.
— Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024 -
On the 23rd, the Sun enters Libra and brings us across the threshold of the equinox.
— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023 -
So, the first day of the year always kicks off with the vernal equinox.
— Forrest Brown, CNN, 19 Mar. 2022 -
Over the last few years, the spring equinox has landed on March 20.
— Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024 -
The equinox is defined based on the position of the center of the sun.
— Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2022 -
The exact moment of the equinox will be at 10:33 a.m. CDT.
— Leigh Morgan, al, 1 Mar. 2022 -
The autumnal equinox marks the start of fall, while the vernal equinox marks the start of spring.
— Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023 -
The backstone of its sister tomb, Knowth, lights up at the equinox.
— Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023 -
More:When is the fall equinox, and what does that mean for fall weather?
— Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2021 -
The fall equinox, the day many think of as the official start to fall, will be Thursday, Sept. 22.
— Leigh Morgan, al, 16 Sep. 2022 -
The day of the equinox changes from year to year on the calendar cycle because of the length of the solar year.
— Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023 -
The harvest moon is the full moon that's closest to the autumnal equinox.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 -
No need to check the equinox: Oaks Park is opening for its 118th season.
— Sswindler, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023 -
The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.
— Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 -
The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022 -
In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox will be March 20, marking the start of the spring season.
— Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2022 -
Thursday was the first day of fall, also known as the autumn equinox.
— Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2022 -
For some, spring cleaning takes place around the time of the vernal equinox, which this year fell on March 20.
— Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
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