About this Event

Sun crosses celestial equator southward. Day and night of equal length.

Jyotish Significance

Autumnal Equinox (Sharad Sampat) is an important astronomical transition. Sun crosses celestial equator southward. Day and night of equal length. In Jyotish, the Uttarayan (start of northward journey) and Dakshinayan (start of southward journey) mark auspicious and inauspicious halves of the year respectively. The two equinoxes are solar midpoints.

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