Day and night are mostly equal on the equinox. There's a bit more daylight because the sun is a disk, not a point, and Earth’s atmosphere refracts sunlight.
The year's fastest sunsets are at the equinoxes, and the slowest are at the solstices. We're talking about how long it takes the sun to sink below the horizon.
You can't miss dazzling Venus in the east before sunup now. It's the 3rd brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon. But why is Venus so bright?
When is Venus brightest? It'll be brightest in the morning sky around September 19, 2023. Venus will not be this bright again until February and April of 2025.
We've got several more meteor showers this year. Next up are the Draconids and Orionids in October, with Taurids mixed in. Your 2023 meteor shower guide here.
Have you ever wondered how many stars are visible on a given night? It all depends on how dark your sky is, what your age is, and other limiting factors.
Mercury reaches its greatest elongation - greatest distance from the sunrise - on September 22. Look east at dawn. It'll brighten through early October.