The Italian Word for "Equinox"

Even if you know little to no Italian, it shouldn't come as a great surprise that equinozio is the word for equinox.

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It derives from the Latin aequinoctium, a compilation of aequus (equal) and nox noctis (night).

L’equinozio non cade sempre nello stesso giorno. The equinox doesn’t always fall on the same day.

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The equinox occurs twice a year: once in the spring around March 20th (il 20 marzo) and once in the fall around September 23rd (il 23 settembre).

Did you know that...? Leap years (anni bisestili) and other factors cause the dates to vary by a small margin.

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