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Old 13-03-2009, 10:08 PM
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Spring equinox

I have created a table with all the spring equinoxes from year 1 to 4000.

www.pierpaoloricci.it/dati/primavera_eng.htm
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Old 13-03-2009, 10:48 PM
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Well done! What program produced the output (or did you write it)?
In the Southern Hemisphere (in Australia) in March it is actually Autumn.
To eliminate the Northern Hemisphere bias this is often now called the March Equinox.
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Old 14-03-2009, 12:19 AM
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Well done! What program produced the output (or did you write it)?
In the Southern Hemisphere (in Australia) in March it is actually Autumn.
To eliminate the Northern Hemisphere bias this is often now called the March Equinox.

Really? i have never heard of it called that, i always thought it was the vernal equinox


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Old 14-03-2009, 11:25 AM
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Yes, the March Equinox is also known traditionally in the Northern Hemisphere as the Vernal Equinox (Spring Equinox) and the September Equinox as the Autumnal Equinox. The word vernal means "of or occurring in Spring".
The seasons are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere. Hence, instead of Spring Equinox the preferred use of March Equinox.
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The equinox here is next Friday night 20/3.
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