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
• Today is the autumnal equinox, also known as the first day of fall.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2020
• The autumn equinox has already passed, and daylight saving time will end in a few weeks.
  — John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2020
• The equinox also marks the transition to cooler, shorter days and longer nights.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 22 Sep. 2020
• The full moon that occurs nearest to the autumnal equinox is significant to people around the world.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2020
• In my mind, October 1 feels more like the official start of fall than the autumnal equinox.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2020
• September’s equinox, the moment when day and night briefly achieve perfect balance, serves as a metaphor for equilibrium.
  — Olivier Blum, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
• The autumnal equinox, which most mark as the official first day of fall, is today at 8:31 a.m. CDT.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 22 Sep. 2020
• Traditionally, this designation goes to the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
• The close of the sunny season is marked by the autumn equinox and the start of Libra season, both of which occur on 22nd September.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 21 Sep. 2020
• According to Old Farmer’s Almanac, the harvest moon is the full moon closest to the beginning of fall or the autumnal equinox.
  — James Rogers, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2020
• Our long, hot summer is finally coming to an end on Tuesday with the autumnal equinox, which marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2020
• The harvest moon is the full moon that occurs near the autumn equinox (which is on 22nd September) and so this eclipse will be known as a time of cultivating, growing and releasing.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 17 Sep. 2024
• 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 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
• 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 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

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024