The Emergence Machine

Equinox

abstract · Astronomy · Level 8 · E0

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Emergence definition

An equinox occurs when Earth's orbit places it in a position where day and night are equal, as the Sun's position determines the timing of these events and Earth's gravity maintains its orbital path.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “equinox” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
aequinoctium
Origin language
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Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Orbit L4 (requires)
    An equinox occurs when Earth's orbit places it in a position where day and night are equal.
  • Sun L7 (requires)
    The Sun's position determines when equinoxes occur annually.