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What does vernal equinox mean?

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Noun
  1. (astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting towards from the observer, taking place in March in the northern hemisphere and September in the southern hemisphere.
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However, the signs of the zodiac are and always have been counted in 30 degree segments from the vernal equinox point.
It occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or after the vernal equinox.
Currently, at the vernal equinox, the Sun is in the sign of Pisces, so this is the Age of Pisces.
For historical reasons the vernal equinox is still referred as the First Point of Aries.
It falls on the vernal equinox and marks the beginning of the Persian new year.
Easter Sunday is timed to coincide with the first Sunday following the first full moon of the vernal equinox.

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