Equinox is the midway point between solstices.

Equinox represents balance whether it is Spring or Fall Equinox.

The day of equinox has the same number of hours of light and dark. It is exactly even, thus equinox. The day that is the balance between summer solstice and winter solstice is called Fall Equinox. The day that is exactly between winter solstice and summer solstice is Spring Equinox.

You can balance an egg on its end on Equinox Days.

Here’s a fun activity. Try balancing an egg on equinox. The spin of the Earth is ‘just right’ that you can balance an egg on Equinox. I have witnessed this with friends. It’s a fun activity to try with kids too. You can add some science teaching and show them some videos from NASA as to why the spin of the Earth helps them balance an egg.

Balance is the theme for Equinox because the daytime and nighttime are exactly even.

Equinox marks the CENTER of the next season.

Spring Equinox marks the center of Spring (not the beginning of it). Fall Equinox marks the center of Fall (not the beginning of it).

Fall Equinox lands most often on Sept 22 and marks the CENTER of the season according to the energy.
Notice the plants, they have already reached their peak height at or between summer solstice and fall equinox.
You have already entered Fall according to the energy patterns by the time you hit Fall Equinox.

Remember, both the Chinese, Vedic and Tibetan solar-lunar calendar follows the energy patterns of the year.

When we are AT solstice or Equinox, this marks the center of the season, not the beginning of a season. 

A ‘weather person’ says it is the beginning of a season because they must mathematically cut the year into exact days and thus you will see meteorlogical seasons which are different than sidereal seasons.

When you follow the energy of the year and solar rhythm, you are celebrating the CENTER of a season with Solstice and Equinox!

Ancient peoples and farming calendars celebrate those cardinal points of year as the turnaround times, just like the Vedic Calendar does.

I share with you the experiential truth of the seasons. Test it for yourself. Notice if you already feel the decline of the current season at those important points in the year – Winter solstice, Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice and Fall Equinox. You are building your “spidey senses”, intuition and connection with nature when you notice what is happening with the plants, trees and animals.

Test how it feels to you and see.

Farmers and gardeners know that summer plants reach their peak height or start bolting at summer solstice.

Equinox brings you balance.