equinox
/ˈiːkwɪnɒks/noun
उच्चारण ईक्विनॉक्स
विषुव, जब दिन और रात बराबर हों
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one of the two times in the year (around 21 March and 23 September) when the sun is above the equator and day and night are of equal length
विषुव, जब दिन और रात बराबर हों
- the spring equinox
- On the day of the autumn equinox, the day and the night are almost the same length.
- At the equinox, the sun rises almost exactly in the east.
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- The March equinox marks the start of spring in the northern hemisphere.
- Students noted the length of day and night around the equinox.
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One-word substitution, asked very often: the time when day and night are equal is an equinox (around 21 March and 23 September); the longest or shortest day is a solstice (21 June is the summer solstice, the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere; 22 December the winter solstice, the shortest).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: जब दिन और रात बराबर हों equinox (लगभग 21 मार्च और 23 सितंबर); सबसे लंबा या छोटा दिन solstice (21 जून summer solstice, उत्तरी गोलार्ध में सबसे लंबा दिन; 22 दिसंबर winter solstice, सबसे छोटा)।