# Happy autumnal equinox

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 21, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-autumnal-equinox/396797 "2007-03-21T00:08:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-autumnal-equinox/396797/1 "2007-03-21T00:08:50Z")

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It occurs in just a few minutes’ time - at 11.09am here.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-autumnal-equinox/396797/2 "2007-03-21T00:13:58Z")

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And a happy vernal equinox to those of us on the other side of the globe! 😃

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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-autumnal-equinox/396797/3 "2007-03-21T01:15:48Z")

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woohoo! Let’s celebrate!

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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-autumnal-equinox/396797/4 "2007-03-21T01:21:27Z")

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I went out for a walk today (the VERNAL equinox), and there were crocus coming up all over–not a bit of leftover snow–and a ferocious dachshund barked at me.

So happy. A parade of one blooming flower after another, for months to come. Taking walks really does make life better.