(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.

Vernal Equinox Day Duration 12 Hours 07 Mins 18 Secs Vernal Equinox Previous Day Duration 12 Hours 05 Mins 34 Secs Vernal Equinox Next Day Duration 12 Hours 09 Mins 1 Secs Equinoxes take place ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a result, the Sun stands directly above the equator, allowing nearly equal sunlight to reach both hemispheres. Following the Spring Equinox, the Northern Hemisphere tilts closer to the Sun ...

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.