| NOUN | time | autumnal equinox, September equinox, fall equinox | September 22 |
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| location | autumnal equinox | (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo |
| Meaning | September 22. | |
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| Synonyms | September equinox, fall equinox | |
| Part of | September, Sep, Sept | The month following August and preceding October |
| fall, autumn | The season when the leaves fall from the trees | |
| Broader | equinox | Either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length |
| Opposite | vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox | March 21 |
| Spanish | equinoccio de otoño, equinoccio de septiembre | |
| Meaning | (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo. | |
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| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Broader | equinoctial point, equinox | (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| Spanish | equinoccio de otoño, equinoccio otoñal | |
| Catalan | equinocci de tardor | |
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