The summer astronomically ends on Saturday, known as the Autumnal equinox.
So we will have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night.
Weather forecaster Ahmed al Balushi explained, “The atmosphere of Oman continues to behave like it is summer. An example is the easterly trough that we expected from India and did not happen. When we see an indication of westerly troughs, we will begin to feel the drop in temperature. Westerly comes from the Middle East, Iran, and Europe.”
In the September equinox, the sun crosses the equator from north to south. According to timeanddate.com, the equinox earth's axis is perpendicular to the sun‘s rays as the sun is directly above the equator. This movement of the sun is also known as the southward equinox.
Experts also point out that although it is known as Autumnal equinox, in the southern hemisphere it is the beginning of spring and in the northern hemisphere it is autumn. Accordingly, festivals are celebrated around the world. The celebration is all about the new season.
In the ancient world knowing the two equinoxes was significant because it even influenced the planting of crops.
From this day on the days will be shorter as the sun will rise late until the winter solstice.
The light has a vital role to play. Accordingly, the first full moon that is close to the autumnal equinox is called the harvest moon because the farmers benefited from the extra light in the evening as they harvested what they had planted in summer. The moonrise is almost immediately after the sunset for this particular period. This year, the Harvest Moon is expected to be on September 29.
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