NORFOLK, Va. — Thursday, March 20 marks the first day of Spring. The Spring or Vernal Equinox occurred at 5:01 am Eastern Daylight Time. The word "equinox" is derived from two Latin words ...

Spring officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20 with the vernal equinox as the entire world experiences an equal amount of daylight and darkness. For ease of recordkeeping ...

A person raises their hands to absorb the energy of the spring equinox — a tradition in Mexico. (Henry Romero/Reuters) ...

The UK appears to be well and truly thawing with today's Spring Equinox - marking the first day of astronomical spring – with the sun bringing everyone out of the winter glum. And as new life ...

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.

The winter blues are officially behind us as today marks the first day of spring, regardless of the lingering snow covering the ground. The shift in season is declared by the vernal equinox. While the ...

Today marks the first day of spring 2025. The vernal equinox marks the start of spring every March. The autumnal equinox marks the start of fall every September. An equinox occurs, "two times of ...

The spring equinox could be the warmest day of 2025 so far with temperatures expected to soar to 20C in parts of England. The Met Office forecasts “well above average” temperatures for this ...

Spring has officially sprung. Today (March 20) marks the astronomical start of the spring season for the northern hemisphere, all thanks to the spring equinox. Equinoxes mark the only time of the ...

At 9.01am today, March 20th, the sun crossed the Earth’s equator, marking the vernal equinox, the date when the direction of sunrise is due east and sunset due west. The Earth’s axis is at ...

The word ‘equinox’ comes from Latin—’equi’ meaning equal, and ‘nox’ meaning night. That said, don’t expect a textbook 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. Thanks to atmospheric quirks like ...

The vernal equinox heralds the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (finally). But have you heard the myth about balancing an egg on its end? Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...