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The Associated Press. (2026, September 22). Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/day-and-night-get-equal-billing-on-tuesday-a-guide-to-the-fall-equinox/article_86de8723-be29-5169-a082-b7b2e4b7215c.html
The Associated Press. “Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox.” Toronto Star, 22 Sept. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/day-and-night-get-equal-billing-on-tuesday-a-guide-to-the-fall-equinox/article_86de8723-be29-5169-a082-b7b2e4b7215c.html.
The Associated Press. “Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox.” Toronto Star, September 22, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/day-and-night-get-equal-billing-on-tuesday-a-guide-to-the-fall-equinox/article_86de8723-be29-5169-a082-b7b2e4b7215c.html.
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On Tuesday, the Earth experiences the fall equinox when daylight and darkness are nearly equal in duration. This marks the start of autumn for the Northern Hemisphere and spring for the Southern Hemisphere. During this event, the sun is directly overhead at noon on the equator, with both poles receiving sunlight simultaneously.
Equinoxes have been celebrated globally for centuries; Japan observes public holidays during these times, while at the Mayan site Chichen Itza in Mexico, people gather to witness a unique solar alignment that creates shadow patterns resembling a serpent descending the pyramid El Castillo.
As Earth orbits the sun tilted on its axis, sunlight distribution is unequal throughout most of the year. However, during the equinox, Earth’s tilt aligns neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in equal daylight hours across both hemispheres.
