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Myth busted: The fall equinox doesn’t mean exactly 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night

For much of the planet, the 2025 fall equinox occurs this Monday when day and night are supposed to be of “equal lengths,” but that isn’t really the case. This year the fall equinox, when the Sun ...
First Coast News

Why don't we have exactly 12hrs of daylight on the equinox

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Many people assume the autumn equinox brings exactly 12 hours of daylight everywhere, but that’s not the case. In Jacksonville, for example, the sun shines for about 12 hours and ...
WFAA8

The fall equinox isn't actually equal: Why there is more daylight than night

DALLAS — The fall equinox is here (Sept. 22), which we associate with equal amount of daylight and nighttime: 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of nighttime as the sun is directly over the equator. We ...
WDRB

Why are there not exactly 12 hours of Day & Night on the Vernal Equinox

Happy Spring! The new season officially starts at 5:58 pm this evening. Today, the sunrise was at 7:47 am and the sunset is at 7:55 pm. You probably noticed that our sunrise and sunset times are not ...