Spring equinox

**Hilary B** · 20-03-2009, 04:07 PM

Originally posted by -pat m View Post

My 7 yr old has shown me a power point he produced for school today. It explained that: today is the equinox and the night is as long as the day and in the Southern hemisphere it is the autumn equinox also the earth is inline with the sun with us moving towards the sun from here on in and the southern moving away hence summer and winter. I am sure all you knew this but I just though- modern schools are great! I am sure I was wondering if Peter was going to kiss Jane when I was 7!

He asked me at the end if I knew all of that - I sagely said yes but I was glad he didn�t ask questions before

Regards

Pat

I thought the Equinox was 21st, or maybe even 23rd (or is that in September?)

7 is good going for learning about it. When I was 7, the girls wanted kissed, but the boys thought that was 'sissy'<g>

**Capsid** · 20-03-2009, 04:19 PM

The day and night are 12 hours long, at the equator today. Not here in UK.

**-pat m** · 20-03-2009, 04:35 PM

7 yr olds rock

BBC - Religion & Ethics - Spring Equinox

Pat

**Glutton4...** · 20-03-2009, 05:00 PM

Equinox must be today because tomorrow's the first day of Spring - Yippee

And no, Peter never did - well not this one anyway lol!

**Nicos** · 20-03-2009, 05:46 PM

Spring???
"Boing " said zebedee....

http://www.tallphil.co.uk/post_image...zebedee(2).jpg

"Boing Boing " said Tigger.......

http://www.jandofabrics.com/Uploads/...26442_full.jpg

well then...THEY can't be wrong folks!!!!!!

**-pat m** · 20-03-2009, 06:00 PM

Originally posted by Nicos View Post

Spring???
"Boing " said zebedee....

http://www.tallphil.co.uk/post_image...zebedee(2).jpg

"Boing Boing " said Tigger.......

http://www.jandofabrics.com/Uploads/...26442_full.jpg

well then...THEY can't be wrong folks!!!!!!

LOL very good

**Hilary B** · 20-03-2009, 11:12 PM

Originally posted by Capsid View Post

The day and night are 12 hours long, at the equator today. Not here in UK.

Errrrrr, you sure about 'not in the UK'? My understanding is that equinox is when day and night are each 12 hours everywhere, except where the sun rises at spring equinox and doesn't set again until autumn equinox. Equator they are both 12 hours every day......

**Capsid** · 21-03-2009, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by Hilary B View Post

Errrrrr, you sure about 'not in the UK'? My understanding is that equinox is when day and night are each 12 hours everywhere, except where the sun rises at spring equinox and doesn't set again until autumn equinox. Equator they are both 12 hours every day......

Yes at our latitude the day length is 12 minutes longer.

Equinox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Admittedly, this is due to the way the light is refracted and the size of the sun.

**StephenH** · 21-03-2009, 09:53 AM

Originally posted by Hilary B View Post

I thought the Equinox was 21st, or maybe even 23rd (or is that in September?)

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I think the equinoxes and solstices are usually on the 21st of March, June, September and December, but can be on the 20th. This year, both equinoxes are on the 20th of their months, but the solstices are on the 21st: I checked yesterday.

[Edit] I see from the linked Wikipedia article that the autumn equinox is usually on the 22nd (inc. this year) or 23rd, and not the 21st, and that the spring one is usually on the 20th. I was probably thinking of the solstices.

**-pat m** · 21-03-2009, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by Hilary B View Post

Errrrrr, you sure about 'not in the UK'? My understanding is that equinox is when day and night are each 12 hours everywhere, except where the sun rises at spring equinox and doesn't set again until autumn equinox. Equator they are both 12 hours every day......

Hillary great avitar!

Not wanting to prolong my 7yr olds project but I think the point of the spring equinox is that day and night are the same due to the position on the earth on that day (at 1145 yesterday) Sun set is later in the day and sun rise earlier is that what causes the pedantic discrepancy

Regards

Pat

**Glutton4...** · 21-03-2009, 10:19 PM

Whatever - HAPPY SPRING TO ALL!!

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