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was abolished on September 21, 1792, making the following day (the equinox day that year) the first day of the "Republican Era" in France. The start of every year was to be determined by astronomical calculations following the real Sun and not the mean
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For observers in either hemisphere not at the poles, the Sun rises and sets more and more to the south during the 3 months following the September equinox. This period is the second half of a 6-month long southerly movement, beginning with the
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poles, it moves virtually horizontally on or above the horizon, not obviously rising or setting apart from the movement in "declination" (and hence altitude) of a little under a half (0.39) degree per day.
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and in many countries with a significant Chinese minority. As the lunar calendar is not synchronous with the Gregorian calendar, this date could be anywhere from mid-September to early October.
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after the northern hemisphere autumnal equinox, although occasionally (In the modern Jewish calendar, three times every 19 years) it will occur on the second full moon.
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due west. Before the Southward equinox, the Sun rises and sets more northerly, and afterwards, it rises and sets more southerly.
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it will usually appear slightly above the horizon at the moment when its "true" middle is rising or setting. For viewers at
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The dates and times of the September equinoxes that occur from the year 2018 to 2028 (UTC) are listed as follows:
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The solar point of the September equinox passed from Libra and into Virgo in −729 (730 BCE) and will enter
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At the equinox, the Sun rises directly in the east and sets directly in the west. However, because of
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in the United Kingdom was celebrated on the Sunday of the full moon closest to the September equinox.
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is a Slavic harvest festival. In pre-Christian times the feast usually fell on the autumn equinox.
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is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday celebrated around the Autumn Equinox.
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The September equinox is one point in time commonly used to determine the length of the
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traditions. In the Southern Hemisphere, the vernal equinox corresponds with
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summer and the beginning of astronomical autumn (autumnal equinox) in the
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The Southward equinox marks the first day of Mehr or Libra in the
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The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24
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observe the September equinox as a cardinal point on the
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when the Sun rises and sets at its most northern point.
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Apparent movement of the Sun in relation to the horizon
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Sunset at the equinox from the site of Pizzo Vento at
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