....is today, September 22. This is an astronomical event. Daylight and night are approximately equal in length. The name ‘equinox’ comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night). Because of the tilt of our planet on its axis as it revolves around the sun, we Northern hemisphereans have a little more distance from the sun for the next six months. We had mid-March until now of our half tilting more towards the sun...giving us long daylight, shorter nights, more heat. Now we approach winter.
Today is a good day for calibrating your your sundial. At noon the sun will be almost directly overhead. If we lived on the equator it would be exactly overhead.
Mid September (and early October)is also a good time to...
Over-seed cool-season turf (Fescue lawns).
Begin some garden clean up by deadheading and cutting back any perennials that are looking withered.
Applying pre-emergent herbicides to put a dent in winter annual weeds.
Plant crocuses and daffodil bulbs.
Save seeds from your vegetables and annuals.
And enjoy a few minutes of the evening before nightfall.
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