(NASA/JPL-Caltech) Let's welcome Spring with the Vernal Equinox. Vernal means spring. This week marks the vernal equinox -- the beginning of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere and ...

Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, is based on the spring equinox, for example. And at the Mayan site Chichen Itza in Mexico, people gather during the equinox to watch the sun create a shadow pattern ...

Spring is almost here—officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere.

The vernal equinox, marking the first day of spring, occurs on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 5:01 a.m. ET. An equinox happens when the sun's rays are directly over the equator, resulting in ...

The equinox is a potent period for spiritual development, intention-setting, and wish manifestation because of the energetic change that occurs during this time. Many people think that there is ...

The vernal equinox, which occurs at the start of astronomical spring, is when the sun's rays equally shine on both of the Earth's hemispheres. Thursday marks the vernal equinox, or the first day ...

If the spring equinox is anything to go by, winter in the Northern Hemisphere will end on Thursday — marking the start of longer days, warmer weather and sunnier skies.

Meteorologists consider March 1 the start of spring. An equinox occurs twice a year. The autumnal equinox occurs in September – when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the ...

On March 20, 2025, the day of the vernal equinox, spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere at 5:01 a.m. ET. The word “equinox” is derived from the Latin words for “equal” and “night ...

Spring officially begins today (March 20) with the vernal equinox, bringing longer days and warmer temperatures to the Northern Hemisphere. The vernal equinox signals the astronomical start of ...

Spring has sprung, bringing warmer days and blooming flowers. Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere. During an equinox, the center of the sun is on ...

The official first day of spring occurs this week in the Northern Hemisphere, known as the spring equinox, when both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres equally balance the light and dark of the ...