September Equinox 2024: Equal day and night as Sun crosses equator today
Parts of the world, including India, will experience equal hours of day and night on Sunday when the Sun crosses the equator, marking the September equinox.
September Equinox 2024: Parts of the world, including India, will experience equal hours of day and night on Sunday when the Sun crosses the equator, marking the September equinox.
The September equinox, which occurs on September 22, 2024, at precisely 6:13 PM IST, will be a pivotal astronomical event.
This event marks the Sun's crossing of the celestial equator from the northern to southern hemispheres, resulting in approximately equal hours of day and night across most of the world, including India.
The equinox occurs twice a year, in March and September when the sun's rays shine directly on the equator.
As a result, day and night durations become similar over the whole world. This daylight balancing is a temporary stop in the steady shortening or lengthening of days, which varies per hemisphere.