Autumn Equinox: The Beginning of Astronomical Autumn Coincides with the Feast of the Conception of St. John the Baptisttranslated

The autumn equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the celestial equator moving from the northern hemisphere to the southern one. From this moment, nights gradually become longer while days shorter, until the winter solstice.

The same phenomenon, seen from another perspective Specialists remind that in the Southern Hemisphere, the same astronomical phenomenon represents the Spring Equinox, and there the duration of days begins to increase compared to nights.

The date of the autumn equinox varies from year to year, but not by much: next year it will still be on September 23, but at 09:02, and in 2028, it will occur on September 22, at 14:45.

Stars and Major Feasts in the Orthodox Calendar In the Orthodox calendar, we find a series of feasts with fixed dates related to astronomical phenomena.

On September 23, there is the feast of the Conception of St. John the Baptist...