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equinoccio

El punto en que la eclíptica corta al ecuador celeste. Los días y las noches son más iguales en duración. En el hemisferio norte, el equinoccio de primavera cae en o alrededor del 20 de marzo y el equinoccio de otoño en o alrededor del 22 de septiembre.

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