Happy Fall Equinox, or Mabon!  Of course, our spherical planet also gives us the beautiful symmetry of the Spring Equinox (& Ostara) being celebrated now by our Southern Hemisphere friends.  The Equinoctial moment, this year, is on September 23nd, at ~1:05 am UTC (which is 8:05 pm EDT on the previous day, September 22nd).  So as is often the case, the Equinox is on a different day for a large part of the world (September 23rd for Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa, and September 22nd for North and South America).

Celebrations

Some of the ways many of us are celebrating were published a few weeks ago.  In addition to those, the night sky is rapidly becoming more accessible now with the growing darkness.  This growing darkness can be a reminder that this is a great time of year for campfires, and celestial events like auroras – especially with Solar Cycle #25 still with us (see 2023’s September Equinox post)-  or a time to look more inward.  In whatever way you are celebrating, Happy Equinox!