Fall Equinox

This weekend marks the first day of Fall. The Autumnal Equinox.

Derived from the Latin, "equinox" comes from "aequi" and "nox"... meaning "equal" + "night." Based on the tilt of the Earth's axis in relation to its orbiting around the sun, day and night time are equal. That annual event that only happens twice a year--spring and fall. 

So days in the Northern Hemisphere where I am will be getting cooler, getting shorter, and the leaves will start their colorful change.

You can track the daylight hours here to check out the time of sunrise and sunset here at Time & Date. 

And you can learn more about the science behind the fall equinox here at Space.com.

Images from https://www.facebook.com/Frograces/posts/pfbid0jzPDLiKPTFhcGkQzyBVG2ojqeEGLH9FzmbeYx7XTDPyh3CRxTzNqB6KuhvdaSVbul and graphic organizer is from https://slowoutdoors.substack.com/p/hello-autumn-equinox?fbclid=IwAR0xJUmlJ8w78WslvulMivsr7Hcr3wPjPVSsYvBugO3eabivn3H5d-ZJcro