Earth at Equinox
			
		
		
			Video Credit: 
Roscosmos / NTSOMZ /
zelenyikot.livejournal.com
		
		
			Earth is at equinox.
Over the next 24 hours, day and night have nearly equal duration all over planet Earth.
Technically, 
equinox transpires at 2:29 am 
Universal Time tomorrow, 
but this occurs today in North and South America.
This September equinox signal that winter is approaching in the northern hemisphere, and summer is approaching in the south.
At equinox, the dividing line between the sunlit half of Earth and the nighttime 
half of Earth 
temporarily passes through Earth's north and south spin poles.
This dividing line 
is shown in clear detail in the 
featured video, 
taken by the Russian meteorological satellite 
Elektro-L 
during last year's September equinox. 
The Elektro-L satellite is in 
geostationary 
orbit over one spot on 
Earth's equator and always points directly toward the Earth. 
The 
featured video 
shows a time lapse for an entire day surrounding the equinox, 
with a new image taken every 30 minutes.
Cloud motions are visible as well as the 
reflection of the Sun 
are visible as the equinox day progressed.
The next Earth equinox is scheduled for March.