How to Use equinox in a Sentence

equinox

noun
  • 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 Persian New Year, on the vernal equinox, lasts for 13 days.
    New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021
  • On the equinox, the length of day and night is nearly equal in all parts of the world, the Old Farmer's Almanac said.
    Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Chuseok falls on the nearest full moon to the fall equinox, known as a harvest moon.
    Jun Michael Park, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020
  • 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 sun rises due east and sets due west (more on the equinox, coming soon).
    Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • But unlike the equinox, the end of the war isn’t preprinted on any calendar.
    Margaret Roach, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The spring equinox, which marks the official start of spring, is on Tuesday, March 19.
    Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The astrologer adds that Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and aligns with the spring equinox, which, this year, is on March 19.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The next seasonal milestone will be the fall equinox, which will be Sept. 22.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 21 June 2022
  • The equinox is the moment the sun's rays shine directly on Earth's equator.
    Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2022
  • The Great Sphinx of Egypt – built some 5,000 years ago – also directly faces the rising sun on the spring (vernal) and autumn equinoxes.
    New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The harvest moon is the full moon that occurs near the fall equinox (which is on September 22) and so this eclipse will be known as a time of cultivating, growing and releasing.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024

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