Autumnal Equinox

When:
September 22, 2017 all-day
2017-09-22T00:00:00-05:00
2017-09-23T00:00:00-05:00

On the equinox, night and day are almost exactly the same length, about 12 hours all over the world. This is the reason it’s called an “equinox,” derived from Latin, meaning “equal night.