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southward equinox

southward equinox noun: the September equinox: the moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator while heading southward, occurring on September 22–23. That would be autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and vernal equinox in the southern hemisphere.

Noun

southward equinox (usually uncountable, plural southward equinoxes)

  1. (usually) The September equinox: the moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator while heading southward, occurring on September 22–23. That would be autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and vernal equinox in the southern hemisphere.

Forms of southward equinox

pluralsouthward equinoxes

Questions about southward equinox

What does southward equinox mean?
Southward equinox means the September equinox: the moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator while heading southward, occurring on September 22–23. That would be autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and vernal equinox in the southern hemisphere.
What part of speech is southward equinox?
Southward equinox is a noun.
What is the plural of southward equinox?
The plural of southward equinox is southward equinoxes.

Words near southward equinox in the dictionary

  1. Southumbrian
  2. Southumbrians
  3. Southville
  4. Southwaite
  5. southward
  6. southward equinox
  7. southward equinoxes
  8. southwardly
  9. southwards
  10. Southwark
  11. Southwater

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