Spring equinox or vernal equinox or variations may refer to:
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March equinox
The March equinox or northward equinox is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward as seen from Earth. The March equinox is known as the ve ...
, the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere
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September equinox
The September equinox (or southward equinox) is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. Because of differences between the calendar year and the tropical year, the September equinox may occur anyt ...
, the spring equinox in the Southern Hemisphere
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Nowruz
Nowruz ( fa, نوروز, ; ), zh, 诺鲁孜节, ug, نەۋروز, ka, ნოვრუზ, ku, Newroz, he, נורוז, kk, Наурыз, ky, Нооруз, mn, Наурыз, ur, نوروز, tg, Наврӯз, tr, Nevruz, tk, Nowruz, ...
, Persian/Iranian new year which begins on the spring equinox (March equinox)
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Vernal Equinox Day
is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can occur on different dates in different time-zones), usually March 20 or 21. The date of the holiday is not officially ...
, a holiday in Japan (in March)
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Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull'', a 1998 EP by Coil
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''Vernal Equinox'' (album), by Jon Hassell, 1977
* "Vernal Equinox", a song by Can from the 1975 album ''
Landed''
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Equinox (disambiguation)
Equinox commonly refers to:
* Equinox, the instant of time when the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun
** March equinox
** September equinox
* Equinox (celestial coordinates), either of two places on the celestial sphere ...
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Equinox (celestial coordinates)
In astronomy, an equinox is either of two places on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. Although there are two such intersections, the equinox associated with the Sun's ascending node is used as the co ...
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Autumnal equinox (disambiguation) Autumnal equinox or variations, may refer to:
* September equinox, the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere
* March equinox, the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere
Other uses
* Autumnal Equinox Day (Japanese: 秋分の日, ''Shūbu ...
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Winter solstice (disambiguation)
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Summer solstice (disambiguation)
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