"Equinox" Means "Equal Night" – And This Is The Equinox, All Across The World
Most Of The Time, Alaska's Daylight Hours Are Either Shutting Down Or Rushing Forward To A Winter Or Summer Solstice July 31st Daylight...
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Most Of The Time, Alaska's Daylight Hours Are Either Shutting Down Or Rushing Forward To A Winter Or Summer Solstice
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| July 31st Daylight Hours In Fairbanks. This Is Definitely Not A 12-Hour Day. (Photo, Country Journal) |
...But Two Times A Year, The World Comes To A State Of Equilibrium When Day & Night, All Across The Earth, Are About The Same Number Of Hours... Twelve
The Equinox Happens Around September 21st, And Again Around March 21st When There Are "Equal Nights" Everywhere
There's no difference in the number of hours of day and night on the Equinox, no matter where you live. The folks at the equator celebrate the Equinox the same time of year that we do up in Alaska. All of us have a twelve hour day and a twelve hour night.
Meanwhile, the rest of the year, Alaska is all over the board, in a chaotic rush to either ever-shorter or ever-longer days.
