Twice a year, the sun doesn’t play favorites. Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status – at least when it comes to the amount of light and dark that they get.

The autumnal equinox on Sept. 22 marks the start of fall, bringing equal day and night in the Northern Hemisphere.

The Fall Equinox occurs annually, astrologically aligning with the Sun entering Libra. Here, we reach the midpoint of the astrological year. While the Gregorian calendar we abide by in the modern world marks the new year on January 1, in astrological terms, it truly begins with the Spring Equinox, aka Aries season.