Equinox sun rises due east, sets due west

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    http://earthsky.org/tonight/sun-ris...f-equinox?mc_cid=1f67c4cb00&mc_eid=abcbb1dc02

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    The September 2017 equinox happens on September 22 at 20:02 UTC (3:02 p.m. CDT); translate to your time zone. So as you read this, the due-east equinox sunrise might have already have happened for you. But maybe it’s not too late for you to catch the due-west equinox sunset?

    It’s often said that – at each equinox – the sun rises due east and sets due west. And that’s true, no matter where you live on the globe. But why? And how can you visualize it?

    Watch for the young moon and Jupiter on this first day of autumn (spring)

    Photos of last night’s moon and Jupiter, on equinox eve
     
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