How to Use equinox in a Sentence

equinox

noun

• The equinox is a day when both day and night are equal.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2020
• The spring equinox is when light and dark (day and night) are equal.
  — Allure, 18 Mar. 2022
• Over the last few years, the spring equinox has landed on March 20.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
• On the 23rd, the Sun enters Libra and brings us across the threshold of the equinox.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023
• So, the first day of the year always kicks off with the vernal equinox.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 19 Mar. 2022
• Over the last few years, the spring equinox has landed on March 20.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
• The equinox is defined based on the position of the center of the sun.
  — Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2022
• The exact moment of the equinox will be at 10:33 a.m. CDT.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 1 Mar. 2022
• The autumnal equinox marks the start of fall, while the vernal equinox marks the start of spring.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
• The ninth month of the year means back to school, the change of seasons, the autumnal equinox.
  — Lauren Goode, Wired, 12 Sep. 2020
• The backstone of its sister tomb, Knowth, lights up at the equinox.
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
• More:When is the fall equinox, and what does that mean for fall weather?
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2021
• The Persian New Year, on the vernal equinox, lasts for 13 days.
  — New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021
• On the equinox, the length of day and night is nearly equal in all parts of the world, the Old Farmer's Almanac said.
  — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2021
• Chuseok falls on the nearest full moon to the fall equinox, known as a harvest moon.
  — Jun Michael Park, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020
• And this year, the equinox falls a day earlier in some time zones.
  — NBC News, 18 Mar. 2020
• The fall equinox, the day many think of as the official start to fall, will be Thursday, Sept. 22.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 16 Sep. 2022
• The harvest moon — the closest to the fall equinox — gets its name based on the gathering of the crops.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019
• The sun rises due east and sets due west (more on the equinox, coming soon).
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
• The day of the equinox changes from year to year on the calendar cycle because of the length of the solar year.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
• The harvest moon is the full moon that's closest to the autumnal equinox.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
• No need to check the equinox: Oaks Park is opening for its 118th season.
  — Sswindler, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023
• The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022
• The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox will be March 20, marking the start of the spring season.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2022
• Thursday was the first day of fall, also known as the autumn equinox.
  — Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2022
• For some, spring cleaning takes place around the time of the vernal equinox, which this year fell on March 20.
  — Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• The equinox is observed twice each year when days and nights are equal length, each about 12 hours long.
  — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2019
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox is Sunday, Sept. 22, marking the start of the fall season.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
• Attune yourself to nature Around the autumn equinox, the leaves begin to turn and fall, while the silhouettes of branches reappear.
  — Vivianne Crowley, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025