Autumn Equinox 2024 Time. As with the spring equinox this is a point of. The equinox was seen as a time to give thanks for the harvest and prepare for the coming winter months.
An equinox is an extraordinary astronomical event that happens twice a year, once in the spring and once in the autumn. This sunday, the autumnal equinox is upon us, and with it, a shift to shorter days, longer nights and the astronomical start of fall in the northern hemisphere.