Autumn Equinox - First day of Autumn
Written on March 20, 2009 – 8:44 am | by Abigail Abrahams |
Today brings the first day of autumn to the Southern Hemisphere and there already is a crispness to the Cape Town mornings.
Autumn is a good time to be in this city. The weather is mild, with a few hot days in between.
The leaves on trees start turning yellow and then brown.
For me, Autumn brings my birthday - a good and a bad thing.
Admittedly I am a summer lover though. Autumn brings a reminder that winter is not far away.
So today, March 20th is the Autumnal Equinox - one of 2 equinoxes that we experience during the year. Meaning the centre of the sun spends equal amount of time above and below the horizon, resulting in night and day being roughly of equal length.
From wikipedia (with thanks)
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