Today is the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere - one of the two days in the year when the sun is exactly above the equator. According to the New York Post, the 2019 equinox will begin at 3:50 am Eastern Standard Time on September 23. On the day of autumn equinox (or fall equinox, as it is sometimes referred to), the length of the day and night is equal - roughly 12 hours long. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumn equinox marks the beginning of the autumn season. In the Southern Hemisphere, on the other hand, it is celebrated as Spring Equinox.
On social media, people are celebrating the equinox day with funny posts. Take a look at some of the autumn equinox posts that have flooded Twitter:
For many, autumn equinox means the beginning of the spooky Halloween season
So in just over a month the clocks go back, the days get darker, the nights are longer, Hallowen slowly 🎃 descends upon us all and Help! My House is Haunted 👻 returns to @reallychannel 😎 #HelpMyHouseIsHaunted
— Barri Ghai (@BarriGhai) September 23, 2019
The equinox also marks the day when nights begin to get longer, days shorter and the temperature falls. For some, this translates into more time to sleep.
Today is 22nd September. It's an Equinox today which signify the arrival of autumn. Today the duration of day and night are equal and from tomorrow the nights will start getting longer... Wow ! More time to sleep ...☺️
— राष्ट्रवादी Anurag Dar (@anuragdar) September 22, 2019
Happy autumn equinox for those in the northern hemisphere. Looking forward to the longer nights.
— Gary Marshall (@AstroGary) September 23, 2019
An equinox is used to define the transition period between seasons - when summer turns to autumn and winter turns to spring. A number of Twitter users wished summer goodbye on the day of equinox with some poetic and some hilarious posts
🍁🍁🍁🍂🍁🍁🍁🍂🍁🍁🍁
— Keïth! ___ cat (@KeitherKeith) September 23, 2019
Monday.
The Autumnal Equinox.
The first day of Fall.
Or, as I like to call it,#WTFHappenedToSummer
Whatever the day means to you,
be happy, be safe, be kind. #YouGotThis#KeithDoesMonday
🍁🍁🍁🍂🍁🍁🍁🍂🍁🍁🍁 pic.twitter.com/TYe7xRXekK
“Autumn killed the summer, with the softest kiss.”🍂#Autumn #AutumnIsComing #AutumnEquinox
— maarty (@maarty99840591) September 23, 2019
Woken up and it's so dark and cold!🍁 #AutumnEquinox pic.twitter.com/1eMFuBiZtX
— Parie 🌸 (@pariejoshi) September 23, 2019
And a few shared jokes and pics to mark the equinox
Finding your soulmate
— Your Desires (@desires_your) September 23, 2019
Is as rare as the #equinox
#vss365
The autumnal equinox is an astronomical signal to my body to stop losing weight for the beach and start losing weight for Halloween.
— Chris Schleicher (@cschleichsrun) September 18, 2019
— Chris Schleicher (@cschleichsrun) September 18, 2019
Fall begins! Spring begins! (It all depends on where you find yourself on this precious planet.) #equinox #HappyFall #HappySpring
— Sandra Boynton (@SandyBoynton) September 23, 2019
September 23, 2019 07:50 GMT pic.twitter.com/geXq8pQT8k
According to USA Today, the word "equinox" comes from the Latin words "aequalis" and "nox", meaning equal night.
After this autumn equinox will come spring equinox around March 20, 2020. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere, nights will begin to get shorter and days longer.
How are you celebrating equinox 2019? Let us know using the comments section.
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