That's what it has been for us here in Southern California, but to mark its end along with the surprisingly shortened days and suddenly cooler afternoons (never mind that we will have Santa Ana conditions and 90 degrees this coming weekend) we have a little Fall Equinox event for you! (And our first video on the Sink...let me know if anyone cannot view it.)
Watch This!!
The Equinox is one of two days in the year when the balance of light between night and day is exactly equal - thus the name. The other date is March 22, also known as the Spring Equinox. Part of the reason for this, and the reason that we have seasons and the Winter and Summer Solstices is because of the relationship between the Equator and the Sun, also known as the Declination. On the Equinoxes the SUN is on the same level as the Earth’s Equator. It is at 0′ zero degress Declination. On the Summer Solstice it is at its farthest North point - and therefore gives us the longest day of the year. On the Winter Solstice the SUN is at it’s farthest South point and therefore gives us the shortest day of the year.
All this courtesy of astrologychick who just happens to be our neighbor--and the star of our video.
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