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Date and time of equinox are UTC, not local! |    |
An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the centre of the Sun being in the same plane as the Earth's equator. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, the night and day are approximately equally long. It may be better understood to mean that latitudes +L and -L north and south of the Equator experience nights of equal length. At an equinox, the Sun is at one of two opposite points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator (i.e. declination 0) and ecliptic intersect. These points of intersection are called equinoctial points: classically, the vernal point and the autumnal point. By extension, the term equinox may denote an equinoctial point.
(... from Wikipedia on 2010-08-27 21:36:52 )
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| December 2010 |
| | G | Tuesday December 21st, 2010 at 11:37 pm |
Date and time of solstice are UTC, not local! |    |
| March 2011 |
| | G | Sunday March 20th, 2011 at 11:20 pm |
Date and time of equinox are UTC, not local! |    |
| April 2011 |
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| June 2011 |
| | G | Tuesday June 21st, 2011 at 5:15 pm |
Date and time of solstice are UTC, not local! |    |
| September 2011 |
| | G | Friday September 23rd, 2011 at 9:04 am |
Date and time of equinox are UTC, not local! |    |
| December 2011 |
| | G | Thursday December 22nd, 2011 at 5:29 am |
Date and time of solstice are UTC, not local! |    |
| February 2012 |
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