autumnal : Idioms & Phrases

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Autumnal equinox

  • noun September 22
    fall equinox; September equinox.
  • noun (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo
WordNet
  • the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the ~ point.
Webster 1913

~= point

  • the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of Libra.
Webster 1913

~= signs

  • the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the ~ equinox and winter solstice.
Webster 1913