equinoxes
- plural of equinox.
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However, the astronomical calendar seasons are defined by two solstices and two equinoxes.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Chicagohenge and Baltimorehenge happen when the setting sun lines up with the grid systems in those cities in March and September, around the spring and fall equinoxes.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024
The odds also tend to increase around equinoxes — the vernal equinox occurred last week — due to a more favorable tilt in the Earth’s axis, Murtagh said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024
But during its equinoxes -- when the Sun is over the equator -- it has a somewhat bluer tinge.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
But modern astrologers have forgotten about the precession of the equinoxes, which Ptolemy understood.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
