The March equinox
At the March equinox the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north, and day and night are nearly equal everywhere. The times above are worked out with astronomia, an implementation of Jean Meeus’s astronomical algorithms.
The live countdown to the March equinox, when astronomical spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere, to the minute in your time zone.
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At the March equinox the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north, and day and night are nearly equal everywhere. The times above are worked out with astronomia, an implementation of Jean Meeus’s astronomical algorithms.
Astronomical spring starts at the March equinox, on March 19, 20 or 21. Meteorological spring starts on March 1.
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