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प्रश्न
What does the word equinox mean?
उत्तर
The word Equinox comes from the Latin words aequi, which means "equal," and nox, which means "night."
Equinox is the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about 22 September and 20 March).
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