autumnal equinox

English

Noun

autumnal equinox (plural autumnal equinoxes)

1. (astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting away from the observer, taking place in September in the northern hemisphere and March in the southern hemisphere.

Synonyms

• fall equinox

Coordinate terms

• vernal equinox
• winter solstice
• summer solstice

Translations

moment

• Belarusian: восеньскае раўнадзенства n (vósjenʹskaje raŭnadzjenstva)
• Catalan: equinocci de tardor m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 秋分 (zh) (qiūfēn)

• Czech: podzimní rovnodennost f
• Danish: efterårsjævndøgn (da) n
• Esperanto: aŭtuna ekvinokso
• Estonian: sügisene pööripäev, sügisene võrdpäevsus
• Faroese: heystjavndøgur n
• Finnish: syyspäiväntasaus (fi)
• French: équinoxe d’automne (fr) m
• Georgian: შემოდგომის ბუნიობა (šemodgomis bunioba), შემოდგომის დღეღამტოლობა (šemodgomis dɣeɣamṭoloba)
• German: Herbsttagundnachtgleiche f
• Greek: φθινοπωρινή ισημερία f (fthinoporiní isimería)
• Icelandic: haustjafndægur n pl
• Irish: cónocht an fhómhair m
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• Japanese: 秋分 (ja) (しゅうぶん, shūbun)
• Navajo: aakʼeego shá ałnííʼ hanádááh
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: høstjevndøgn n

  Nynorsk: haustjamndøger n, haustjamndøgn n

• Persian: اعتدال پاییزی (fa) (e'tedâl-e pâyizi)
• Polish: równonoc jesienna (pl) f
• Portuguese: equinócio de outono m
• Romanian: echinocțiu de toamnă n
• Russian: осе́ннее равноде́нствие (ru) n (osénneje ravnodénstvije)
• Scottish Gaelic: co-fhad-thràth an fhoghair m
• Slovak: jesenná rovnodennosť f
• Spanish: equinoccio otoñal m
• Swedish: höstdagjämning (sv) c
• Thai: ศารทวิษุวัต (sarathawisuwat)

point

• Catalan: equinocci de tardor m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 秋分點／秋分点 (zh) (qiūfēndiǎn), 秋分点 (zh) (qiūfēndiǎn)

• Georgian: შემოდგომის ბუნიობა (šemodgomis bunioba), შემოდგომის დღეღამტოლობა (šemodgomis dɣeɣamṭoloba)
• Icelandic: haustpunktur m
• Irish: cónocht an fhómhair m, Túsphointe Libra m
• Italian: equinozio d'autunno
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• Japanese: 秋分点 (しゅうぶんてん, shūbunten)
• Polish: równonoc jesienna (pl) f
• Portuguese: equinócio de outono m
• Romanian: punct autumnal n
• Russian: осе́ннее равноде́нствие (ru) n (osénneje ravnodénstvije)
• Spanish: equinoccio otoñal m
• Thai: ศารทวิษุวัต (sarathawisuwat)

See also

• September equinox
• March equinox