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equinox

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000884

The time when the sun crosses the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (the spring or vernal equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000884
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsosolstice
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000884",
  "term": "equinox",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The time when the sun crosses the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (the spring or vernal equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox).",
  "see_also": [
    "solstice"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/equinox/"
}

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