·noun Equinoctial wind or storm.
II. Equinox ·noun The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. ·see Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.
The position of the equinox as affected by nutation. ...
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The time when the sun crosses the equator, under a southerly motion, and the days and nights are the...
The position of the equinox independent of the effects of nutation. ...
The point where the sun crosses the equator, going north. It is opposite the place of the autumnal e...