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News & Articles autumnal equinox Turning the Corner: Tuesday Marks Summer's Midpoint Today marks the midpoint of the 2013 northern summer — that moment that comes exactly between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox. Aug. 6, 2013 - Discovery News