The Equinox Isn't What You Think It Is
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[MUSIC]It was easy for our ancestors to figure out that every year, one day had the fewest hoursof daylight, and one day had the most, and these made an easy way to divide the yearin half.Since we love organizing things, we divided it again, marking days halfway between thetwo.The equinoxes: the day when there’s equal day and night.Except day and night on the equinoxes isn't equal.And they’re not halfway between the shortest and longest days of the year.The equinox probably isn’t what you think it is.[MUSIC]Instead of being a whole day, the equinox is one very specific moment, when Earth’saxis isn't pointing toward or away from the sun at all, which is also when the centerof the sun crosses the equator.But if exactly half of Earth is bathed in dar...
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[MUSIC]It was easy for our ancestors to figure out that every year, one day had the fewest hoursof daylight, and one day had the most, and these made an easy way to divide the yearin half.Since we love organizing things, we divided it again, marking days halfway between thetwo.The equinoxes: the day when there’s equal day and night.Except day and night on the equinoxes isn't equal.And they’re not halfway between the shortest and longest days of the year.The equinox probably isn’t what you think it is.[MUSIC]Instead of being a whole day, the equinox is one very specific moment, when Earth’saxis isn't pointing toward or away from the sun at all, which is also when the centerof the sun crosses the equator.But if exactly half of Earth is bathed in dar...
