In spring it is known as the vernal equinox, and in fall the autumnal equinox.

春天是春分，秋天是秋分。

This year's equinox was on September 22nd.

今年的秋分是922日。

Very long and very severe were the equinoctial gales that year.

那年秋分时的暴风刮得久，刮得猛。

The harvest moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox.

丰收是最接近秋分的满。

The closest full moon to that was right at the beginning of October.

而最接近秋分的满正好是101日。

In fact, the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox is commonly referred to as the harvest moon.

事实上，最接近秋分的满称为收获的亮。

Every spring and every fall, the calendar marks the equinox—and you may ask, what is an equinox?

每个春季和秋季，日历上都会标明春分和秋分，你或许会问，什么是春分和秋分？

It was in the latter days of September, and the equinoctial gales had set in with exceptional violence.

那时正值九下旬，秋分时节的暴风雨猛烈异。

Samhain marked the halfway point between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice, the beginning of the new year.

夏末节标志着秋分和冬至的中间点，也是新的一年的开始。

Equinoxes are directly related to the changing of the seasons.

春分和秋分跟季节变化有直接的关系。

Following the September equinox, the sun had emerged above the northerly horizon, rising in long spirals until December 21.

从九中的秋分日起，它在北方天际出现，沿着长长的螺旋线上升，直到1221日。

Yesterday was officially the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, and the vernal or Spring equinox in the southern one.

昨天是北半球的秋分，南半球的春分。

It's time to say goodbye to summertime because today is officially the first day of fall, also called autumnal equinox.

到了和夏季说再见的时候，因为秋季从今天正式开始，今天也称为秋分。

A harvest moon is a full, bright moon that appears " closest to the start of autumn, " NASA explains.

NASA解释说，获是指“最接近秋分”的满。

Happening on September 22nd this year, the autumnal equinox marks the first day of fall for those living above the equator.

今年的922日就是秋分了，标志着赤道以北地区进入秋季。

The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights are usually more active during the equinoxes according to a solar physicist interviewed by CNN.

一位接受CNN采访的太阳物理学表示，在秋分期间，北极光更加活跃。

The equinox probably isn't what you think it is.

春分或秋分可能并不是你以为的那样。

At the Equinox those rings are lit edge on and they're fully illuminated at the solstices.

在春分或秋分时，这些环侧面照亮，在夏至或冬至时则完全照亮。

It was either the fall equinox or the spring equinox, but we're having these check-in moments.

那是在秋分或春分时节，我们正经历着这些自我审视的时刻。

These are usually more active around the time of the equinoxes, according to a solar physicist interviewed by CNN, so consolation prize.

这些活动在春分或秋分前后更为活跃，CNN采访的一位太阳物理学表示，这是一种安慰奖。