Equinoxes On The Earth
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Illumination of Earth by the Sun at the March equinox.
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The Earth in its orbit around the Sun causes the Sun to appear on the celestial sphere moving over the ecliptic (red), which is tilted on the Equator (white).
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Diagram of the Earth's seasons as seen from the north. Far right: December solstice.
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Diagram of the Earth's seasons as seen from the south. Far left: June solstice.
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