SEP 22, 24 .. THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX..

Over on Google blogspot, we published, in addition to this Post, another Autumn Post.

https://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2024/09/sep-22-24-today-is-2024-autumnal-equinox.html

We hope you will check it out.

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We hope you will actually read the below closely. 

Rhetorical Question? How many of you have grown up believing that Autumn, aka Fall, comes on September the 21st!

I know I sure did. So too did Patti!

Here is a hard, cold, scientific fact! During this century beginning on January 1, 2000 and going to December 31, 2099, the Autumnal Equinox will occur on September the 21st twice.

Got it Toyota? Two, only two times this century, will Autumn begin on September the 21st!

AUTUMN DOES NOT BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER THE 21st.

Why Oh Why did Patti and I grow up thinking Autumn begins on September the 21st.

Many, if not a large majority of us here the United States mark the official end of summer as Labor Day. Many children are already in school, and most summer activities have ended.

The seasons mark time differently. Depending on where we live, the trees and animals behave differently based on the amount of sunlight they receive. By the time the equinox arrives in the third week of September, many parts of the country have already begun to change. The air at night is crisper.

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Don’t forget that NATIONAL TODAY / NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR.. Are the sources of most, but not 100%, of the information on our various “Days”.

There were a “slew” of Equinox and Autumn “Days”.

Astronomically the Equinox is the day when the sun crosses the celestial equator heading south. Thus, the fall (and spring) equinoxes provide Earth with roughly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness

September 22—24 is when the equinox happens.

During this century, the equinox will happen on September 21st only twice, in 2092 and 2096.

The September Equinox is a subtle cue to animals in the Northern Hemisphere to start preparing for hibernation.

As you already know, the equinox is the day in the year when both light and darkness are equal. There are two equinoxes every year – the vernal equinox in the spring and the autumnal equinox in the fall. On these days, there are 12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of darkness.

The solstices include the shortest and longest days of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year takes place in June and is called the summer solstice or the June solstice. The shortest day of the year takes place in December and is called the winter solstice or the December solstice.

Ancient people had no modern clocks, but they could measure the hours of night and day by using geometry. People discovered that the sun rose and set at a slightly different place each day of the year.

Ancient people used several prehistoric sites to track the sun’s position and predict equinoxes and solstices. These sites include Stonehenge and Newgrange in the U.K. and the Majorville Medicine Wheel in Alberta, Canada.

Enough already!

Enough Captain? Far FAR too much is better.

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Our Streak.

We have now completed two years. Today begins third consecutive year that, so far, we have not missed publishing a Post every single day.

How far will OUR STREAK go?

Not even The Shadow knows!

Smiling .. Cap and Patti

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