The sun crosses the celestial equator moving southward. Day and Night are of equal length. The sun rises due east and sets due west everywhere on Earth. This is the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal equinox (Spring) in the Southern Hemisphere.

The moon passes just south of the dwarf planet Ceres in the constellation Libra.

The moon passes just south of the asteroid Vesta in the constellation Libra.