Day and night get equal billing today. A guide to the fall equinox.
Today marks the fall equinox, a day when daylight and nighttime are approximately equal in length. This astronomical event has been observed and celebrated by cultures across the world for centuries.
Equinoxes have been marked and celebrated around the world for centuries.
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