The word “equinox” comes from Latin aequus, meaning “equal,” and nox, ”night.” On the equinox, day and night are roughly equal in length. During an equinox, the Sun crosses what we call the “celestial equator”—an imaginary extension of Earth’s equator line into space. The equinox occurs precisely when the Sun’s centre passes through this line. Mabon is the name given to the Autumn Equinox on the Celtic Wheel of the Year (or Pagan Wheel of the Year), marking the second harvest