Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1914 — Wednesday is Autumnal Equinox; Equal Nights. [ARTICLE]

Wednesday is Autumnal Equinox; Equal Nights.

Wednesday, Sept. 23rd, is the autumnal equinox, which means “equal nights.” From pole to pole there Will be about 12 hours of light and twelve hours of darkness. Twice a year the earth so meets the sun on the ecliptic that its rays fall directly on the equator. Those are the occasions of equal nights. The sun this week crosses the equator on its southern trip. After the passage of the equinox heat will diminish, the hours of light will decrease, the hours of night increase, the leaves will color and autumn come.