Autumnal equinox – the day when the length of day and night throughout the world is the same and equal to 12 hours. In the northern hemisphere from that day begins astronomical autumn in the Southern Hemisphere – astronomical spring.
Don’t Cheat Yourself
September 23, 2014 at 06 pm 29 minutes Moscow time Sun again crosses the celestial equator and enters from the northern hemisphere to the southern sky.
The day of the autumnal equinox – astronomical autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and spring – in the south. On this day, the length of day and night throughout the world is the same and is equal to 12 hours.
Earth on this day takes a strictly vertical position relative to the sun.
In Russia, the autumnal equinox, and always considered a holiday celebrated pies with cabbage, cranberries and meat, as well as festivities. On this day, brush with rowan leaves inserted between the window frames in the evening, considering that from this day, when the sun starts to weaken, Rowan will protect the house from the forces of darkness.
