GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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January and June
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July and December
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March and September
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September and December
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Detailed explanation-1: -On the day of the equinox, the Sun appears to rise “due east” and set “due west". This occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September. More precisely, an equinox is traditionally defined as the time when the plane of Earth’s equator passes through the geometric center of the Sun’s disk.
Detailed explanation-2: -(e) On 21st March and 23rd September, direct rays of the Sun fall on the equator. At this position, neither of the poles is tilted towards the Sun. Therefore, the whole Earth experiences equal days and equal nights. This is called an equinox.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are only two times of the year when the Earth’s axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in a “nearly” equal amount of daylight and darkness at all latitudes. These events are referred to as Equinoxes. The word equinox is derived from two Latin words-aequus (equal) and nox (night).