What is an Equinox? | National Geographic

What are equinoxes? What causes these astronomical events? Find out how they influence the seasons and hours of daylight on each planet.
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  • @SpottedSharks
    @SpottedSharks6 жыл бұрын

    You can set up an experiment in your yard to track the shadows the sun throws on an equinox. Put a stick (aka, a gnomon) in the ground or through a piece of cardboard and then mark the tip of its shadow throughout the day. It will trace a perfectly straight line. Other times of the year it will trace a frowny face during northern hemisphere summer and a smiley face during northern hemisphere winter. A straight line will happen only on an equinox.

  • @olgereras9553
    @olgereras95536 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Nat Geo! I always love your videos!

  • @esportswomen
    @esportswomen Жыл бұрын

    Great presentation.

  • @fernandoosornio5885
    @fernandoosornio58854 жыл бұрын

    this was so cool to learn about , ty

  • @Heavy2deep
    @Heavy2deep5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @candidasoares2382
    @candidasoares23826 жыл бұрын

    welcome spring! May you be nice and helpful...!!! Interesting !! Beautiful pictures... from Google...!! Thanhks for all informatrion!! Congratulations today and always and Good Luck!!! Cândida Soares

  • @novas1830
    @novas18306 жыл бұрын

    You should mention "only in 4 seasons continents", because I live with 12hrs day & 12hrs night everyday, where equinox means hotter than normal..

  • @mfirdanhb

    @mfirdanhb

    Жыл бұрын

    nope

  • @rekreator9481

    @rekreator9481

    8 ай бұрын

    "only"? The only place wheres theres 12hrs day and night is equator :D so he described how it works for like 95% countries on our planet.

  • @gopalpandey9517
    @gopalpandey95174 жыл бұрын

    VERY GOOD

  • @adoniseanthony1565
    @adoniseanthony1565 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks again yesterday

  • @sagarbaishya8585
    @sagarbaishya85856 жыл бұрын

    nice soundtrack

  • @alexlynch2241
    @alexlynch22413 жыл бұрын

    This is really helpful information since it helped me with my assignment.

  • @nivashchandran3763
    @nivashchandran37633 жыл бұрын

    Today's the day of autumnal equinox Let's see what's happens today equal day and night 🤨 in India

  • @neelamrawat36
    @neelamrawat364 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @ariqkamil571
    @ariqkamil5716 жыл бұрын

    Yap today in my country Indonesia has equinox, nothing special but the light is very bright

  • @monarchbloodbank5321
    @monarchbloodbank53213 жыл бұрын

    Good afternoon 🌅

  • @SRINIVASREDDYMSRAILCLICKS
    @SRINIVASREDDYMSRAILCLICKS3 жыл бұрын

    Nice music What was the music name?

  • @prafulgupta6086
    @prafulgupta60863 жыл бұрын

    Nice music

  • @dhagran1264
    @dhagran12643 жыл бұрын

    Whoa

  • @dias849
    @dias8496 жыл бұрын

    Wow!!

  • @NatGeo

    @NatGeo

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching and learning with us!

  • @atharv_sindagi2010
    @atharv_sindagi20102 жыл бұрын

    @Nova S True

  • @ChiniWanders
    @ChiniWanders2 жыл бұрын

    September equinox tonight 💖

  • @casualray2198
    @casualray21985 жыл бұрын

    Ok, we were doing just fine until 0:58 the solstice term came up. Whats that? They mean the same? Ok, we'll keep digging for complete knowledge. This vid is nice though! 2 thumbs up! :)

  • @itspamelajuan

    @itspamelajuan

    4 жыл бұрын

    *solstices are the longest day and the shortest day.. Mainly summer solstice have long day hours and short night hours, and winter solstice have short day hours and long night hours...*

  • @viktorsjogren
    @viktorsjogren6 жыл бұрын

    Well, now I know when to use the "vernal equinox" excuse for leg day.

  • @richardking8875

    @richardking8875

    4 жыл бұрын

    dddxtdrfced was a great time of my week with a good woman with the kids I

  • @mealeaFlowers
    @mealeaFlowers3 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait to post the Angkor Equinox when the sun ☀️ rises just over the top of Angkor Wat central tower soon. Bear with Sam Inspire Angkor from 21 March 2021 onward!

  • @rajshukla593
    @rajshukla5934 жыл бұрын

    Welcome

  • @NYCTO7
    @NYCTO76 жыл бұрын

    It is actually one of Skrillex's track.

  • @albertrobespierre5555
    @albertrobespierre55553 жыл бұрын

    Ok, but where is captain Yami??

  • @anniep2837
    @anniep28375 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else watching the day before autumnal equinox?

  • @A._.31
    @A._.313 ай бұрын

    CÜRER HOCAMA SELAMLAR

  • @AxelZB1992
    @AxelZB19926 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know this happens.

  • @NatGeo

    @NatGeo

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching and learning with us!

  • @jimaugie4993
    @jimaugie49932 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure about the signifegence of the equinox signaling of 'the changing seasons'.

  • @kitcanyon658

    @kitcanyon658

    Жыл бұрын

    I guess from historical times they would be near to going into the cold, dark months and coming out of them.

  • @dhagran1264
    @dhagran12643 жыл бұрын

    Wow!! That's the thing that cool I ever heard.. so cool very cool. So so so so very cool...

  • @calakasomalia
    @calakasomalia6 жыл бұрын

    Subhana alaah it's amazing alaahu akbar

  • @oujisanhikari18
    @oujisanhikari186 жыл бұрын

    Interesting😮

  • @NatGeo

    @NatGeo

    6 жыл бұрын

    Stay curious!

  • @longlife3148

    @longlife3148

    5 жыл бұрын

    hello

  • @jparkerj20
    @jparkerj206 жыл бұрын

    It's a Warframe! *gets slapped*

  • @LZLizard64

    @LZLizard64

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nicky Park exactly the reason I came here lol

  • @sircusa

    @sircusa

    6 жыл бұрын

    Aha, that was my exact first thought too. At least I now know the meaning behind one of my mains' name.

  • @PrestonGarveyofthesettlements

    @PrestonGarveyofthesettlements

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's funny I just assembled an equinox.

  • @LZLizard64

    @LZLizard64

    6 жыл бұрын

    My god how many times do I have to put you down Stalker (joke btw)

  • @nforbes
    @nforbes3 ай бұрын

    What's wrong with Autumn? I remember when people used to call Autumn Autumn, instead of Fall. Choices of words affect people. So if you are in the middle of Fall, your subconscious mind could interpret that as you being in the middle of your fall, as in down fall.

  • @varunkumar41426
    @varunkumar41426 Жыл бұрын

    0:08 It should be "They occur twice in one revolution of a planet around the sun" Isn't it?

  • @anandnair4798
    @anandnair4798 Жыл бұрын

    0.12

  • @Olsli
    @Olsli6 жыл бұрын

    we have a lesson about this in our school recently

  • @krhisnadwipa346
    @krhisnadwipa3463 жыл бұрын

    Yami dimension slash

  • @dhagran1264
    @dhagran12643 жыл бұрын

    In September 22 it's called a autumnul equinox..

  • @IamJay
    @IamJay6 жыл бұрын

    Autumnal Equinox.

  • @IamJay

    @IamJay

    6 жыл бұрын

    Happy AE everyone!

  • @winters_withering

    @winters_withering

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@IamJay no

  • @boop7313
    @boop73139 ай бұрын

    You know that people live in the southern hemisphere right? It's sad we don't ever seem to get more that the quickest mention..🙄 Still liked you video nation geographic but can you please include us next time?

  • @kiebitz9821
    @kiebitz98216 жыл бұрын

    On every planet? What about Uranus that one is rolling on his side...

  • @lualalsa

    @lualalsa

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Even on Uranus, the Sun incides perpendicular to its surface in its Equator twice a "Uranus year". Time between equinoxes is 42 Earth years approximately.

  • @daveangeloobico7028
    @daveangeloobico70286 жыл бұрын

    Is that our new home?

  • @dhagran1264
    @dhagran12643 жыл бұрын

    In May 20 it's called vernal equinox..

  • @kidd21
    @kidd213 жыл бұрын

    Now

  • @haymosachs
    @haymosachs2 жыл бұрын

    As above, so below.

  • @klaus254
    @klaus2543 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to hear from Flat-eathers the explanation of this. I'm sure they have one.

  • @XxXxxModeratorxxXxX

    @XxXxxModeratorxxXxX

    3 жыл бұрын

    Scientists use a giant flashlight to make us think we have equal days!

  • @kitcanyon658

    @kitcanyon658

    Жыл бұрын

    @@XxXxxModeratorxxXxX : Not just any scientists. Only those working for NASA.

  • @gurudevice
    @gurudevice3 жыл бұрын

    🥰

  • @AldyWaani
    @AldyWaani6 жыл бұрын

    it’s the name of a dance club here

  • @vphoenix5278

    @vphoenix5278

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @catto4589
    @catto45895 жыл бұрын

    It's actually a blender's brand

  • @brocklesnarufcchamp1
    @brocklesnarufcchamp15 жыл бұрын

    equinox of fall and equinox of spring

  • @victordesilva5043
    @victordesilva50436 жыл бұрын

    234

  • @mohand1r
    @mohand1r3 ай бұрын

    HOURS

  • @aintnoslice3422
    @aintnoslice34226 жыл бұрын

    so whats a solstice?

  • @peterfriesen4885

    @peterfriesen4885

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Kit Canyon its when the sun is at the tropics. summer solstice is when the sun is at the tropic of cancer June 21, winter solstice is when the sun is circling above the tropic of Capricorn, December 21. in the winter the sun and moon move faster then in the summer, you can observe it , especially if you have a good camera. make some videos in June and in December and compare.

  • @roberthales2579
    @roberthales25792 жыл бұрын

    Web consortium agreement with AMUN NOT AS YET

  • @tedshaw9215
    @tedshaw92153 жыл бұрын

    Actually it’s the equilux that has equal day and night, not the equinox

  • @louisaanne5614

    @louisaanne5614

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s EQUINOX .check back your facts

  • @tedshaw9215

    @tedshaw9215

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@louisaanne5614 thanks - but go ahead and check your facts. A quick google search will suffice. Equal day and night is equilux- equinox is approximately equal but not exactly equal. Look it up. Much love

  • @user-ye9ek8tv6f
    @user-ye9ek8tv6f6 ай бұрын

    สร้างสรรค์มาก😊😊😊🤪🤪🤪

  • @ihsanbajwa3974
    @ihsanbajwa39742 жыл бұрын

    دن اور رات کا برابر ہونا ہے۔۔۔۔

  • @Lunarpollo5622
    @Lunarpollo56226 жыл бұрын

    Music on my channel

  • @peser1227
    @peser12274 жыл бұрын

    🔥💭🤩💀😂💭💗💤😛🍃🌿🌿🌱🌹☘️🌅🌄☘️🍀🍀🌵🧒🧒👶👶👴👨‍🦲👨‍🦲👨‍🦲👬👬👬👬👬🌝💩😡😠😑🤕🥵💩💩💩💩💩

  • @jigsrabanal5038
    @jigsrabanal50386 жыл бұрын

    Vernal equinox = Skip legday

  • @arellanocristopher
    @arellanocristopher Жыл бұрын

    I'm here because of captain Yami black clover lol🙂

  • @reallifencali3716
    @reallifencali37166 жыл бұрын

    There 2 Sphinx in Egypt!!!! Really tho

  • @jamesm.3829

    @jamesm.3829

    4 жыл бұрын

    Real LifeNCali Egypt gods were based on astronomy

  • @jogendrasingh5376
    @jogendrasingh53763 жыл бұрын

    My teacher send this video to my WhatsApp my school group to see what is the difference between day and night

  • @ninjapirate123
    @ninjapirate123 Жыл бұрын

    what about the southern hemisphere

  • @eMBO_Gaming

    @eMBO_Gaming

    Жыл бұрын

    Equinoxes happen for the entire globe.

  • @ninjapirate123

    @ninjapirate123

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eMBO_Gaming Yeah ik but this video only talked about the northern but not the southern hemisphere

  • @eMBO_Gaming

    @eMBO_Gaming

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ninjapirate123 But it still looks the same for both hemispheres, as during the equinox the Sun shines perpendicular to the equator. That's the entire point of the equinox in the first place.

  • @ninjapirate123

    @ninjapirate123

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eMBO_Gaming So it's opposite

  • @kitcanyon658

    @kitcanyon658

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ninjapirate123 what part would be opposite? But are you talking about the seasons being different?

  • @reddyandre
    @reddyandre2 ай бұрын

    This video is so busy. Take this one minute and 26 seconds to teach with clarity and simplicity. There's no need for fancy graphics with all sorts of movement on the screen at once. The only movement that matters is the earth revolving around the sun while maintaining its axis of rotation facing in the same direction and always at 23.4 degrees.

  • @ojn4972
    @ojn49726 жыл бұрын

    Spoiler: Its a Chevy

  • @AkagamiGab

    @AkagamiGab

    6 жыл бұрын

    Deym Chevy Equinox 😂

  • @samm3810

    @samm3810

    6 жыл бұрын

    10TH like xD! ;D

  • @dhagran1264
    @dhagran12643 жыл бұрын

    ☺️☺️☺️☺️♥️♥️♥️☺️☺️♥️☺️♥️☺️♥️

  • @simonintheocean2247
    @simonintheocean22473 жыл бұрын

    MANA ZONE

  • @davorgrcevic1867
    @davorgrcevic18672 жыл бұрын

    Why would every planet have this 2x per year? They would need to be tilted, for that. Otherwise they would constantly be perpendicular to the Sun, not just 2x year

  • @kitcanyon658

    @kitcanyon658

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, most planets do have some tilt although mercury’s is pretty much zero.

  • @Kishore_77
    @Kishore_77 Жыл бұрын

    not twice in a year of every planet of solar system. It is my opinion earth revolves round sun in 1 year. revolution time varies for other planets of solar system. also the angle planet rotates. I have n't read fully. 0:11

  • @ty88
    @ty883 ай бұрын

    National geographic couldn't afford a narrator?

  • @SachuAji
    @SachuAji3 жыл бұрын

    Whos here after Netflix's EQUINOX trailer

  • @ryanb6679
    @ryanb66796 жыл бұрын

    It's a car silly

  • @TheBlockBuster.
    @TheBlockBuster. Жыл бұрын

    it means the weather is changing' duh thats why the equinox like who ever does'nt know this watch this then go away

  • @dhagran1264
    @dhagran12643 жыл бұрын

    !!

  • @dhagran1264
    @dhagran12643 жыл бұрын

    Equinox means equal like half of the planet earth.

  • @pochiemaranan2226
    @pochiemaranan22265 жыл бұрын

    Vernal and autumnal equinoxes means equal days and nights

  • @VerryLongName
    @VerryLongName6 жыл бұрын

    A car brand

  • @Yumi21ify
    @Yumi21ify2 ай бұрын

    why is this music so intense? unnecessary

  • @CherryColaCake
    @CherryColaCake4 ай бұрын

    FALL EQUINOX FROM FLOOD ESCAPE 2

  • @wonders.spedup

    @wonders.spedup

    4 ай бұрын

    Exactly what I thought

  • @vatablous
    @vatablous6 жыл бұрын

    ok. When is it?

  • @samm3810

    @samm3810

    6 жыл бұрын

    The autumnal equinox is on Sept 22nd I dont know about the vernal! xD ;D

  • @jyotiparkash1610
    @jyotiparkash16106 жыл бұрын

    just a koala earth is not flat it is round

  • @deepalishinde7899
    @deepalishinde78993 жыл бұрын

    I HATE YOU SO MUCH FOR THE DAY I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO JOIN THE MEETING ON TEAMS APP AND I SAW IT JUST NOW GETTING READY TO GO TO THE STORE AND GET REWARDS FOR THE GANPATI FROM THE ONLY BALLOONS OF HATE

  • @isaacfuller4034
    @isaacfuller40346 жыл бұрын

    2nd

  • @ericwahyu7238
    @ericwahyu72386 жыл бұрын

    Tomorrow must be so HOT Im from indonesia

  • @weirdsoul8757
    @weirdsoul87572 жыл бұрын

    Everything is so calculated in the Universe and some people still say Universe is a result of random explosion.

  • @KiaSorentoKuwaitiGuy
    @KiaSorentoKuwaitiGuy2 жыл бұрын

    Equinox it is Kindergarten on January 17

  • @timz.4000
    @timz.40009 ай бұрын

    if I had to look up equinox, why would you think I would know what solstice means? I'm not even gonna look it up

  • @ProtocolAbyss
    @ProtocolAbyss3 жыл бұрын

    Where are my fellow black clover bois at *Yami is waiting*

  • @iclutch1301
    @iclutch13019 ай бұрын

    this video made me hate school

  • @dudleydooright
    @dudleydooright4 жыл бұрын

    Don't believe it. The equilux is what you're looking for.

  • @rishabh2mgupta787
    @rishabh2mgupta7875 жыл бұрын

    Here after watching Neil deGrasse Tyson ....

  • @Fruitarian.
    @Fruitarian.6 жыл бұрын

    Its a sign that the world will end

  • @maryngatia608
    @maryngatia60811 ай бұрын

    God is a great God, thee maker and the creater of this great Earth. Praise the name on the Lord.

  • @daveangeloobico7028
    @daveangeloobico70286 жыл бұрын

    Nasa should start disvoverin dat planet and i hope theres no aliens there

  • @learning4138

    @learning4138

    6 жыл бұрын

    Elastic Nekkizill0cbc sofra.

  • @lualalsa
    @lualalsa5 жыл бұрын

    No, National Geographic, the first phrase you put in this video is not accurate to describe an equinox. Equinoxes are the moments of the year when the Sun rays incide perpendicular to Earth surface in the Equator. This causes that the number of daylight hours are approximately the same in all the places of the Earth.

  • @swagastaunite
    @swagastaunite6 жыл бұрын

    an overpriced gym