Astronomy Picture of the Day . Equinox Plus 1 . ... 21.03.2010 . ... Credit: Joe Orman Explanation: Twice a year, at the Spring and Fall equinox , the Sun rises due east. In an emphatic demonstration of this celestial alignment , photographer Joe Orman recorded this inspiring image of the Sun rising exactly along the east-west oriented Western Canal, in Tempe , Arizona , USA . But he waited until one day after the northern Spring equinox, in 2001, to photograph the striking view. ...