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September
September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days.
September begins in western astrology with the sun in the sign of Virgo and ends in the sign of Libra. Astronomically speaking, the sun actually begins in the constellation of Leo and ends in the constellation of Virgo.
In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC.
- September's birthstone is the sapphire.
- September's flower is the aster or morning glory.
- The equinox named the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and the vernal or spring equinox in the southern hemisphere occurs on dates varying from 21 September to 24 September (in UTC). In the pagan wheel of the year the spring equinox is the time of Ostara and the autumn equinox is that of Mabon.
- In Australia, Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September.
- In Australia, the AFL Grand Final is played on the last Saturday of September.
- September 1 is celebrated as the beginning of Eritrea's 30 year armed struggle for independence from Ethiopia which began in 1961 and ended in 1991.
