#Equinox fall 2017 free

Louis, in Collinsville, Illinois, off Interstates 55/70 (Exit 6) and Interstate 255 (Exit 24), on Collinsville Road. In Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA: Monday, Maat 5:24 pm EDT (Change location) This corresponds to Monday, Maat 21:24 UTC. Residents of Cahokia Mounds - which was then the largest city north of Mexico and built by the Mississippian culture- considered these days sacred, and built several Woodhenges from AD 1100-1200 to track these events and other dates important in their ceremonial calendar.Ĭahokia Mounds State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is just eight miles from downtown St. Woodhenge is a calendar of posts arranged to line up with sunrises throughout the year, including the Spring and Fall Equinoxes and the Summer and Winter Solstices. Visitors are welcome to observe the actual Equinox sunrise on Thursday, September 21 if they wish, but there will be no program that day. This years autumnal equinox (for the Northern Hemisphere) or spring equinox (for the Southern Hemisphere) occurs on Sept. Cahokia Mounds observes the Equinoxes and Solstices on the Sunday morning closest to the actual event so that more people are able to come observe and learn about the discovery, form and function of this ancient sun calendar. But visitors will stand in the same place where the Mississippian people once gathered to watch the sun rise.Īn archaeologist will explain the discovery, form and function of Woodhenge while awaiting the dawn.

#Equinox fall 2017 free

Out of respect for Native American beliefs, no rituals or ceremonies will be held at the free event. The huge circle of posts stands about one mile west of the site's Interpretive Center on Collinsville Road, and a parking lot is available. 22, 2017, look low in the western sky for Jupiter sitting about 6 degrees to the left of the young crescent moon. Exhibitions & Events 11th September 2017. to see the dawn sun emerge from the front of Monks Mound a half-mile away, as seen from Woodhenge, a reconstruction of the calendar used when Cahokia Mounds was home to thousands of Native Americans. on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 September to mark the autumn equinox. Sun watchers will gather on Sunday, September 24, at 6:30 a.m. The equilux in 2017 actually took place a few days before the equinox on March 17. The moment when day and night are equal is almost here, and Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site plans to welcome it with a special event at the 'Woodhenge' solar calendar. Vernal equinox marks the start of Spring in the northern hemisphere.