22/09/2025
๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐
It's the time of the year when the Sun passes directly over the equator, resulting in 'nearly equal' length in day and night across the globe. Equinox comes from the Latin words โ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐๐โ (๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น) ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ โ๐ป๐ผ๐
โ (๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐). The 2025 Autumnal equinox will occur on ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฏ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ:๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ฆ๐ง.
โ๏ธ ๐ช๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ?
Earth's axis is tilted at about 23.5 degrees, causing different parts of the planet to receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year. However, there are two points in its orbit where the sun shines directly above the equator: during the March and September equinoxes. On the day of the equinox, both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres receive equal amounts of sunlight, resulting in ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐.
๐ต๐ญ ๐ช๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ?
โ๏ธ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง, and in the Philippines, that means Caraga in Davao Oriental greets the first light at 5:22 AM PhST. On the other end, Pag-asa Island in Palawan sees the day last, with sunrise at 6:12 AM. For Manila, the sun peeks out at 5:45 AM.
๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ก๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ: On the day of the September equinox, daylight is still about six minutes longer, but it will continue to decrease in the following days until the December solstice on December 21.
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