It is the summer's great last heat,
It is the fall's first chill: They meet.
–Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
From http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-fall-autumnal-equinox:
When does fall begin? The equinox brings autumn on September 22, 2013 at 1:44 pm PDT. Enjoy the first day of fall with poems, pictures, and more!
The word equinox comes from the Latin words for "equal night." The fall and spring equinoxes are the only days of the year in which the sun crosses the celestial equator. From here on out, the temperatures begin to drop and the days start to get shorter than the nights.
(photo by Bill Paulino - click on image to see larger view)
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