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Spring equinox or vernal equinox or variations may refer to: *
March equinox The March equinox or northward equinox is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward as seen from Earth. The March equinox is known as the ver ...
, the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere *
September equinox The September equinox (or southward equinox) is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. Because of differences between the calendar year and the tropical year, the September equinox may occur from ...
, the spring equinox in the Southern Hemisphere


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Nowruz Nowruz (, , () , () , () , () , Kurdish language, Kurdish: () , () , () , () , , , , () , , ) is the Iranian or Persian New Year. Historically, it has been observed by Iranian peoples, but is now celebrated by many ...
, Persian/Iranian new year which begins on the spring equinox (March equinox) *
Vernal Equinox Day is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can occur on different dates in different time-zones), usually March 20 or 21. The date of the holiday is not officially ...
, a holiday in Japan (in March) * '' Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull'', a 1998 EP by Coil * ''Vernal Equinox'' (album), by Jon Hassell, 1977 * "Vernal Equinox", a song by Can from the 1975 album '' Landed''


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Equinox (disambiguation) Equinox commonly refers to: * Equinox, the instant of time when the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun ** March equinox ** September equinox * Equinox (celestial coordinates), either of two places on the celestial sphere ...
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Equinox (celestial coordinates) In astronomy, an equinox is either of two places on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. Although there are two such intersections, the equinox associated with the Sun's ascending node is used as the c ...
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Autumnal equinox (disambiguation) Autumnal equinox or variations, may refer to: * September equinox, the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere * March equinox The March equinox or northward equinox is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave th ...
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Winter solstice (disambiguation) Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon which marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The winter solstice may be referred to as: * December solstice in the Northern Hemisphere * June solstice in the Southern Hemisphere Wi ...
* Summer solstice (disambiguation) {{disambiguation