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The first day of fall marks the fall equinox, which isn't the same as a solstice

 The first day of fall marks the fall equinox, which isn't the same as a solstice 

  

The first day of fall marks the fall equinox, which isn't the same as a solstice
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Fall begins offevolved at nine p.m. ET Thursday, an afternoon formally called the fall equinox. 

  

Both equinoxes and solstices handiest manifest two times a year — the primary days of fall and spring are equinoxes, even as the primary days of summer time season and iciness are solstices. 

  

 How are they different? 

  

 What is an equinox? 

On the day of an equinox, the Earth is tilting neither closer to or farfar from the solar, and consequently gets nearly an same quantity of daytime and darkness, in line with the National Weather Service

  

At locations alongside the equator, the solar is without delay overhead at approximately midday on those days. Day and night time seem like same because of the bending of the solar`s rays, which makes the solar seem above the horizon while it's miles truly underneath it. 

  

 During an equinox, days are barely longer in locations with better latitudes. At the equator, daytime might also additionally ultimate for approximately 12 hours and 7 minutes. But at an area with 60 stages of latitude, inclusive of the North Pole, an afternoon is set 12 hours and sixteen minutes. 

  

 What is a solstice? 

 On the day of a solstice, the Earth is at its most tilt, 23.five stages, both closer to or farfar from the solar. 

  

 During a summer time season solstice, the solar is without delay above the Tropic of Cancer withinside the Northern Hemisphere and is tilting closer to the solar, inflicting the longest day of the year. It is iciness withinside the Southern Hemisphere, in which the Earth is tilting farfar from the solar. 

  

 Likewise, a iciness solstice occurs withinside the Northern Hemisphere while the hemisphere is tilting farfar from the solar, making it the day with the least quantity of sunlight. The solar is above the Tropic of Capricorn withinside the southern hemisphere, making it summer time season there.

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