NAME: San Juan, Queenie Mae C.

DATE: September 23, 2019

STRAND & SEC: 12 – ABM 2 TEACHER: Ms. Jhonamay Dela Cruz

EQUINOX TO BRING
LONGER NIGHTS
STARTING TODAY –
PAGASA
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https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/09/23/1954139/equinox-
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Nights will outlast daytime
after the autumnal equinox
today, when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator heading southward, the
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA) said.
Based on PAGASA’s monthly astronomical diary, the autumnal equinox will occur on
Sept. 23 at 3:50 p.m. During an equinox, the length of day and night are nearly equal –
12 hours – all over the world. Equinox is a Latin word which means “equal night.”
“Hence, thereafter, Philippine nights will be longer as the Sun moves below the celestial
equator towards the southern hemisphere,” the state weather bureau said.
This astronomical event signifies the approach of winter in the northern hemisphere and
summer in the southern hemisphere. The autumn equinox occurs every year in
September, marking the point at which the sun passes the celestial equator in a
southward direction.
REACTION / EXPLANATION:
The Earth’s tilted axis causes some areas of the surface to be exposed to the
sun for longer periods than others as the Earth revolves around the Sun, which results
to the different lengths of day ang night.
The different lengths of day and night vary among what is the shortest and
longest day, or the shortest and longest night. Different countries all over the world
experienced longest day during June 21, and that is what we called the Summer
Solstice. The shortest day is every 21 st of December which is called Winter Solstice.
The equal length of day and night is what we called Equinox. Spring Equinox is on
March 21. And for this year, Fall Equinox will be experience today, September 23, 2019
at 3:50 in the afternoon.
Autumnal Equinox or Fall Equinox marks the beginning of autumn, which lasts
until the Winter Solstice (December 21). As the Sun is exactly above the Equator, this
concludes that the equinox is being experienced by the Northern and Southern
Hemisphere, in which, it indicates the temperate climates or cool temperature and
shedding of leaves from deciduous trees. In the Philippines, it is a sign to start the bear
months season up to Christmas.