Spring and Autumn (Fall) are called____because they have the same number of daylight hours as nighttime hours. *

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Spring and Autumn (Fall) are called____because they have the same number of daylight hours as nighttime hours. *

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Equinox-

Any of the two points on the celestial sphere wherever the celestial equator traverses is the ecliptic.

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Either of the two times each year when the sun crosses the equator and day and night is everywhere on earth of approximately equal length.

Explanation

The dates of zero tilt of the earth’s equator correspond to the spring equinox and autumn equinox. This name is derived from two Latin words aequus means equal, and nox means night.

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