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Autumnal Equinox 2009: Facts on the First Day of Fall

news.nationalgeographic.com — In the Northern Hemisphere fall officially begins at 5:19 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 22, 2009—the autumnal equinox, or fall equinox. But don't be fooled by the notion that on the autumnal equinox the length of day is exactly equal to the length of night.

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  • boardthis, on 09/22/2009, -0/+9doesnt matter what day or season it is. i will still curse at my alarm when it goes off at 6:30.
  • StigNordas, on 09/22/2009, -2/+9Does this have something to do with werewolves and zombies? Sounds like it should.
  • rocknog, on 09/22/2009, -1/+6For me personally, having the alarm go off at 6:30 is much worse when it's still pitch black outside.
  • dumptaker, on 09/22/2009, -1/+4Oh Equinox, you card! Fooling me again!
  • EddiePotato, on 09/22/2009, -3/+5This article is a real life saver! I was nearly fooled into thinking day and night would be exactly the same length today. Boy was I ever wrong.
  • HealthyLife1, on 10/01/2009, -0/+1The way the world works is pretty amazing, but i think this is a little more technical than most people need or want to know. Its not like we get a day off work or $100 off our taxes for the month. Alarm still goes off way too early and Friday still takes way tooooo long to roll around.
  • laserbeem, on 09/26/2009, -0/+1Thanks for a very interesting article. I learned a lot about the equinox phenomenon. I'm not very versed in stuff like this, so that information you shared was fascinating, from the myths about the eqinox to the the ancient calendars and why so many different ones were deemed necessary. All in all your article will have me paying more attention to the changing seasons. Thanks again for sharing this with us.
  • swagv, on 09/22/2009, -3/+4Pretty pathetic evergreen story they pulled out of a drawer, really.
  • sipsyrup, on 09/22/2009, -3/+4I'm pretty excited for the cool texas winter. I'm sick of 100 degree weather!
  • Alkemist69, on 09/25/2009, -0/+0... ooooh ... first day of Spring! ... yehaaa! Too much red dust in the air ...
  • lisaawesome, on 09/22/2009, -3/+1Getting up that early sucks. I really just want to break the alarm clock when it goes off.

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