Autumnal Equinox

"Snake of light" on the day of the equinox at the Chichen Itza pyramid in Mexico. Photo: shutterstock

The vernal equinox will occur this morning

An illustration of the movement of the earth around the sun which causes differences in the length of the day and of course also the change of seasons. Photo: shutterstock

Fall is upon us: Yom Kippur falls on Equinox this year

A chart of the seasons as they appear in the Northern Hemisphere. Right: the winter solstice in December. From Wikipedia

Today is the autumnal equinox and why, although technically this is true, there is really no equinox between day and night

This year the exact time of the autumnal equinox is September 22 at 14:49 GMT