North Druid Hills and the Fall Equinox

Saturday was the last day of summer 2013, which means another fall (or autumnal) equinox, is coming on Sunday.

Equinoxes fall on the halfway point between solstices and occur, according to the Washington Post, "when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are of roughly equal length, everywhere in the world."

The nearly equal 12 hours of light and darkness can be attributed to the Earth's lack of an axial tilt on the day of the equinox. In fact, the word equinox is derived from the Latin words aequus, meaning equal, and nox, meaning night.

See ya next year, summer. Hello fall, and happy autumnal equinox!

How are you enjoying the first day of fall? Tell us in the comments below.