Much of the rest of the world will see its arrival in the early hours of Friday, March 20.So we'll all share something else in our social-distancing solitude -- a glorious, near perfect balance of daytime and nighttime all over the world.
For people in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in fire-ravaged Australia, it brings the blessed relief of a cooler autumn. Well, that's even more complicated than figuring out which day it is. The Vernal (Spring) Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is the On the equinoxes the Sun shines directly on the equator and the length of The March equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north and vice versa in September. You get that truly equal day/night split a few days before the official spring equinox. 12 hours. Later in this century, Europe, Africa and parts of Asia will eventually see spring equinoxes on March 19.But for 2021, it will revert to the more usual March 20 -- and we hope a return to the gathering of crowds to marvel at the majesty of the timeless rhythms of nature.There's a perfect beach for every week of the year. Vernal equinox, two moments in the year when the Sun is exactly above the Equator and day and night are of equal length; also, either of the two points in the sky where the ecliptic (the Sun’s annual pathway) and the celestial equator intersect. When do seasons begin and end in the two hemispheres?
That's Frankly, it's a little complicated -- where you live on Planet Earth determines whether you'll have spring equinox on Thursday, March 19, or Friday, March 20. From the equator extending to the poles, everyone will get just about 12 hours of each.For people in the Northern Hemisphere who have been shivering through a dark winter and even darker times, the spring equinox brings the promise of longer days, increasing warmth, a burst of flowers and more time outdoors (six feet apart please). It involves how leap years, leap centuries, the Gregorian calendar and the speed of the Earth's rotation don't precisely align and how and when we make periodic adjustments to sync things up as much as possible.The bottom line is get used to more 19ths! ... (Vernal Equinox - the first day of Spring) and again on September 22nd at 7:30 am MDT (Autumnal Equinox - the first day of fall). If you're surprised that spring equinox is not falling on the 20th or 21st, it's for good reason. (USA, Central America, Canada, Europe, Asia, northern Africa)(Australia, New Zealand, South America, southern Africa)In the Northern Hemisphere, the Vernal (Spring) Equinox marks the first day of An Equinox is an astronomical event that happens twice, once in spring and once in autumn, each year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun. If you ever hear anyone say "vernal equinox," it means the same thing.The term equinox comes from the Latin word "equinoxium," meaning "equality between day and night." This bending of light rays "causes the sun to appear above the horizon when the actual position of the sun is below the horizon."
If you want to be totally precise, spring equinox 2020 will occur at 3:49 UCT (Coordinated Universal Time) on Friday, March 20. In the Northern Hemisphere the vernal equinox falls about March 20 or 21, as the Sun crosses the celestial equator going north.
Current Hazards. Full Moons had given names in many ancient cultures. During Equinoxes the tilt of the Earth (with respect to the Sun) is 0° and because of its duration of the day and the night are almost equal on Equinox day i.e.