The equinox was advanced this year and autumn started this Wednesday

Autumn begins with a equinox. This word comes from the Latin "aequinoctiumAnd means "Even nights". That means that on that day, the sun will be on the same plane as the Earth's equator and that, therefore, the day and the night will have a similar duration all over the Earth.

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While the arrival of the station takes place every March 21, this year (as last year), the astronomical phenomenon called the equinox continued one day. The fall will officially begin this Wednesday at 18:58, the exact time at which the equinox will take place.

During the equinoxes, which occur in March and September the poles of the Earth are at the same distance from the Sun, which means that it gives the same light to both hemispheres.

The equinox is defined as the moment when the sun crosses the plane of the celestial equator, which happens twice a year.