February 28, 2024 - The Spring Equinox is a festival of awakening, and rebirth. The dark months are now over & we’re moving into the warmth of the light. (The sun will continue to grow until the Summer Solstice, when it begins its turn inward again.) With the Spring Equinox your spirit is waking up with new ...

March 21, 2023 - Historically, the spring equinox has represented more than just the first day of spring or when the flowers begin to bloom. It has become a symbol for rebirth, fertility, and new beginnings. According to History.com, different cultures have celebrated the spring equinox for different reasons ...

March 20, 2024 - Vernal meaning “of the spring”, “new” and “fresh,” and equinox derived from the Latin aequus meaning equal and nox meaning night. On the Vernal Equinox we experience a balance of the day and the night, equal amounts of light and dark on the same day.

March 21, 2023 - After many months of long nights ... nasty) equinox arrives on March 20, 2023 at 5:24 P. M. EST and herald the beginning of Aries season and the start of a brand spanking new astrological year....

April 26, 2024 - Earth’s tilt is now bringing spring and summer to the Northern Hemisphere. At the same time, the March equinox marks the beginning of autumn – and a shift toward winter – in the Southern Hemisphere. When is it? The sun crosses the celestial equator – a line directly above Earth’s equator ...

March 23, 2023 - When does spring start? In 2024, the official first day of spring is Tuesday, March 19. This date marks the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. What IS the spring equinox and what happens on this day? Before you try to balance that egg, read on!

March 17, 2023 - The equinox is the part of the year when the amount of daylight is equal to the amount of nighttime. Across different cultures and time periods, the spring equinox has represented new beginnings. More than an appropriate time to spring clean your home, Marie Kondo-style, the spring equinox ...

March 17, 2023 - After the spring cleaning ends, families enjoy decadent meals and sometimes paint eggs that represent fertility. On the last Tuesday before the equinox, there's a ritual in which people jump over bonfires. This symbolizes the feeling of renewal that the new year offers.

May 31, 2024 - In the Southern Hemisphere the equinox occurs on September 22 or 23, when the Sun moves south across the celestial equator. According to the astronomical definition of the seasons, the vernal equinox also marks the beginning of spring, which lasts until the summer solstice (June 20 or 21 in ...

3 weeks ago - The March equinox may be taken to mark the beginning of astronomical spring and the end of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere but marks the beginning of astronomical autumn and the end of astronomical summer in the Southern Hemisphere. In astronomy, the March equinox is the zero ...

March 20, 2024 - Spring is here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere.

March 21, 2024 - Spring has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, while the Southern Hemisphere is embracing autumn.

March 17, 2023 - Meteorological spring arrived on March 1, and the first blossoms in the Smithsonian Gardens are starting to greet the passersby. Trees are in bloom in the Smithsonian's Enid A. Haupt Garden.

For a complete listing of the dates of the winter and summer solstices and spring and fall equinoxes through 2100, check out this site from the U.S. Naval Observatory.

March 19, 2024 - Spring gets its official start Tuesday in the Northern Hemisphere. This year's vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday. But what does that mean? The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle as it travels around the sun.

December 21, 2023 - The days get longer, then they get shorter ... and while "equinox" and "solstice" both relate to the hours of the day, they do so in different ways.

March 20, 2024 - During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight.

August 15, 2023 - You may know that the solstices and equinoxes signal the changing of the seasons on Earth, but do you remember which is which? Are they just different names for the same thing? Actually, a solstice and an equinox are sort of opposites · The seasons on Earth change because the planet is slightly ...