On an equinox, day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the

planet. They are not exactly equal, however, due to the angular size of the sun and
atmospheric refraction. To avoid this ambiguity, the word equilux is sometimes (but
rarely) used to mean a day in which the durations of light and darkness are equal.
[3][note 1] See Length of equinoctial day and night for further discussion.