Meanings
plural vernal equinoxes
- astronomyThe moment at which the Sun crosses the celestial equator, appearing to tilt toward the observer, occurring in March in the Northern Hemisphere and in September in the Southern Hemisphere.
Synonyms: northward equinox, spring equinox · Antonyms: autumnal equinox, southward equinox
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe moment at which the Sun crosses the celestial equator, appearing to tilt toward the observer, occurring in March in the Northern Hemisphere and in September in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Translations
Basque udaberriko ekinokzio, udaberriko ekinokzio
- udaberriko ekinokziothe point
- udaberriko ekinokziothe moment
Catalan equinocci de primavera, equinocci de primavera
- equinocci de primaverathe point
- equinocci de primaverathe moment
Chinese Mandarin 春分點 /春分点, 春分
- 春分點 /春分点 (chūnfēndiǎn)the point
- 春分 (chūnfēn)the moment
Czech jarní rovnodennost
- jarní rovnodennostthe moment
Estonian kevadine pööripäev, kevadine võrdpäevsus
- kevadine pööripäevthe point
- kevadine võrdpäevsusthe point
Finnish kevätpäiväntasaus, kevätpäiväntasaus
- kevätpäiväntasausthe point
- kevätpäiväntasausthe moment
French équinoxe de printemps
- équinoxe de printempsthe point
German Frühlingspunkt, Widderpunkt
- Frühlingspunktthe point
- Widderpunktthe point
- Frühjahrs-Tagundnachtgleichethe moment
- Tagundnachtgleiche im Frühjahrthe moment
- Frühlings-Tagundnachtgleichethe moment
- Frühjahrsanfangthe moment
- Frühjahrs-Äquinoktiumthe moment
- Frühlings-Äquinoktiumthe moment
Greek εαρινή ισημερία, εαρινή ισημερία
- εαρινή ισημερία (eariní isimería)the point
- εαρινή ισημερία (eariní isimería)the moment
Hindi वसंत विषुव
- वसंत विषुव (vasant viṣuv)the point
Icelandic vorpunktur, vorjafndægur
- vorpunkturthe point
- vorjafndægurthe moment
Irish cónocht an earraigh, Túsphointe Aries
- cónocht an earraighthe point
- Túsphointe Ariesthe point
- cónocht an earraighthe moment
Japanese 春分点, 春分
- 春分点 (shunbunten)the point
- 春分 (shunbun)the moment
Korean 춘분점, 춘분
- 춘분점 (chunbunjeom)the point
- 춘분 (chunbun)the moment
Norwegian Bokmål vårjevndøgn
- vårjevndøgnthe moment
Persian برابران بهاری, اعتدال بهاری
- برابران بهاری (barâbarân-e bahâri)the point
- اعتدال بهاری (e'tedâl-e bahâri)the moment
Polish równonoc wiosenna, równonoc wiosenna
- równonoc wiosennathe point
- równonoc wiosennathe moment
Portuguese equinócio de primavera, equinócio vernal
- equinócio de primaverathe point
- equinócio vernalthe point
- equinócio de primaverathe moment
- equinócio vernalthe moment
Romanian punct vernal, echinocțiu de primăvară
- punct vernalthe point
- echinocțiu de primăvarăthe moment
Russian весе́ннее равноде́нствие, весе́ннее равноде́нствие
- весе́ннее равноде́нствие (vesénneje ravnodénstvije)the point
- весе́ннее равноде́нствие (vesénneje ravnodénstvije)the moment
Scottish Gaelic co-fhad-thràth an earraich, co-fhad-thràth an earraich
- co-fhad-thràth an earraichthe point
- co-fhad-thràth an earraichthe moment
Spanish equinoccio vernal, equinoccio vernal
- equinoccio vernalthe point
- equinoccio vernalthe moment
Swedish vårdagjämningspunkt, vårdagjämning
- vårdagjämningspunktthe point
- vårdagjämningthe moment
Thai วสันตวิษุวัต, วสันตวิษุวัต
- วสันตวิษุวัต (wasantawisuwat)the point
- วสันตวิษุวัต (wasantawisuwat)the moment
Turkish ilkbahar ekinoksu
- ilkbahar ekinoksuthe moment
Cite this entry
vernal equinox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vernal%20equinox
“vernal equinox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vernal%20equinox. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vernal equinox,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vernal%20equinox.
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