Autumn was early

March 21, 2019

The change of season arrived yesterday at 18h58

Autumn has advanced and since yesterday at 18h58 we are already enjoying the season of dry leaves and the lowest temperatures.

The Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba (OAC) explained that "Autumn, start with an equinox.This term derives from Latin and means" even nights. "It refers to the time when the sun is on the same plane as the Earth's equator and, therefore, the nights will have a duration similarly all over the world, and on that day the sun rises exactly to the east and sets in the west. "

In addition, he said: "The equinoxes are two and they occur in the months of March and September." In the southern hemisphere, the March equinox marks the end of summer and the beginning of autumn , unlike in the northern hemisphere, where spring begins, this usually happens on March 21st, but it varies, mainly because the Earth does not take exactly 365 days to go around. of the Sun. "