Shorter Time Between Moonrises

The Harvest Moon is also sometimes called Corn Moon, after the corn harvest in the months of fall.

Equal Day and Night

Most locations on Earth do not experience equal day and night on September equinox.

A Moment in Time

The staircases at the main Maya pyramid, El Castillo, at Chichen Itza, Mexico, are built at a carefully calculated angle which makes it look like a snake of sunlight slithers down the stairs the moment the equinox occurs.

Equal Day and Night

Most locations on Earth do not experience equal day and night on September equinox.

Equal Day and Night

Most locations on Earth do not experience equal day and night on September equinox.