Spring equinox 2022

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The March 20, 2022 Spring Rquinox signals the start of spring. Here's how it'll affect you.

You don’t have to be a pagan to celebrate the spring equinox. Various different spiritual and religious traditions hold celebrations around the spring equinox. While celebrations of the spring equinox don’t necessarily have to involve astrology, there are definitely a few different ways that the two are connected. When Aries season rolls around, we are reminded that the flowers, buds, and greenery are still alive underneath snow, ice, and chilly air. According to NASA, an equinox occurs when the sun “shine[s] directly on the equator with nearly equal amounts of day and night, about 12 hours,” hence the name “EQUI-nox.” This astronomical event happens only twice a year, with the spring or vernal equinox falling on March 20, 2022, and the autumnal or hibernal solstice on September 22, 2022. Even though an extra hour of daylight each day may make you feel like spring has sprung, the season doesn’t officially start until the spring equinox commences.

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The equinox arrives at 11:33 a.m. Eastern time, but we'll actually have more than 12 hours of daylight. Here's why.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox marks the time of year when we gain the greatest amount of daylight. For most of the country, this spring may end up on the warm side. Daylight on the equinox therefore varies, from 12 hours 6 minutes near the equator to about 12 hours 20 minutes in Earth’s polar regions. As you get closer to the equator, the increase is less dramatic: Miami and Houston, for example, gain less than two minutes per day. “Because we’re taking the first-up, last-down approach to defining day length, rather than tracking when a single point on the sun is above the horizon, our day is a couple of minutes longer than 12 hours.” These two factors — how we measure the length of day and atmospheric refraction — add about 10 minutes of daylight to the equinox, depending on where you live. The amount of refraction depends on atmospheric pressure and temperature. For areas north of about 37°N, today is the equilux. A common misconception about the equinoxes is that everyone sees exactly 12 hours of daylight. The equilux is the date that is closest to having exactly 12 hours of daylight. In most of the Lower 48, the equilux happens a few days before the spring equinox, usually around March 16 or 17. Most places on Earth, apart from the polar regions, also see the sun rise due east and set due west along the horizon.

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March equinox is the astronomical beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere. This year, the March equinox falls on March 20.

It marks the spring equinox in the Southern Hemisphere, and the fall equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. 10. The March equinox marks a time of transition and new beginnings in many cultures. The March Equinox has only occurred twice on March 21 – in 2003 and 2007. Meanwhile, some people in Japan remember their ancestors by celebrating Higan during the March equinox and the September equinox. First Point of Aries is the point where the Sun crosses the celestial equator northwards. An equinox is one of the two times in the year when the Sun is exactly above the Earth’s equator, and day and night are of equal length. New Delhi: This year, the March equinox, or the astronomical beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on March 20. The second equinox, called the September equinox, takes place on or around September 22 every year. Also, at sunset, one can see the Sun for several minutes after it has dipped under the horizon, causing every day on Earth, including the days of the equinoxes, to be at least six minutes longer than it would have been without atmospheric refraction. Each year, the meteorological season of spring begins on March 1 and ends on May 31. Refraction of sunlight by Earth’s atmosphere is another reason why the day is longer than 12 hours on an equinox. The other reason is the atmospheric refraction of sunlight.

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March's equinox comes today, marking the beginning of spring. The days will get longer for the next few months.

Northern observers will see daylight continuing to increase in the coming months, which will be accompanied by warmer weather. Daylight is equal in most zones of the world today, at exactly 12 hours, but observers on the equator will get to see the sun directly overhead during noon. Both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres will have the same amount of sunshine in the next 24 hours.

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March or spring equinox, occurring on Sunday, marks the beginning of the astronomical spring season for people living in the Northern Hemisphere, ...

For instance, the meteorological season of spring begins each year on March 1 and will end on May 31. The US space agency, in a blogpost, noted that Earth has two types of seasons - meteorological and astronomical. The astronomical event will also be witnessed in India on Sunday (March 20), as the country is also part of the northern hemisphere. Equinox comes from the Latin words equi ("equal"), and nox, ("night"). The astronomical event is caused by Earth's tilt on its axis and its motion in orbit around the Sun. On Sunday, the Sun will pass directly above the equator, bringing nearly equal amounts of day and night on all parts of Earth. At the equator, an equinox results in about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. March or spring equinox, occurring on Sunday, marks the beginning of the astronomical spring season for people living in the Northern Hemisphere, including in India.

When is the first day of Spring 2022 and when is the first day of Autumn 2022? (unknown)

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These seasons are split to coincide with our Gregorian calendar, making it easier for meteorological observing and forecasting to compare seasonal and monthly statistics. It is the only time when the Northern and Southern hemispheres experience roughly equal amounts of daylight. The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere is marked on the Vernal Equinox which is Sunday, March 20 in 2022.

When does spring 2022 start? Twelve hours of daylight returned today with the spring equinox (unknown)

The spring equinox – which marks the beginning of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere – will occur on Sunday, March 20, at 11:33 a.m. EDT.

And for the folks down under in the Southern Hemisphere, it's the autumnal equinox this Sunday, marking the first day of autumn. Each day for the next three months, the sun will get higher in the sky – and the daily amount of daylight longer – until the summer solstice in June. At long last, spring 2022 is finally here.

Spring equinox 2022: At last! The first day of spring (unknown)

By Forrest Brown, CNN. Few of us will ever have a way with words as Emily Dickinson, the Belle of Amherst, did: A Light exists in Spring

So, the first day of the year always kicks off with the vernal equinox. That’s why the sun never sets at all in the Arctic Circle during the time around the summer solstice. EarthSky says the equinox is “a good day for finding east and west from your yard or other favorite site for watching the sky. And the effect is more dramatic the farther you get from the equator. It’s no coincidence it falls on the first day of spring. If you’re a sky watcher, the website EarthSky points out the equinoxes — spring or autumn — are a superb time to orient yourself. How does that happen when it’s supposed to be 12 hours of day and 12 hours night? That positions one hemisphere of the planet to get more sunlight than the other for half of the year’s orbit around the sun. Folks in the Northern Hemisphere are looking forward to longer days, warmer weather, flowers and a burst of greenery. (That’s why it stays dark for so long each day during the winter in places such as Scandinavia and Alaska.) Going forward, the Northern Hemisphere will be more exposed to the sun than the Southern Hemisphere. That’s why it gets increasingly hot as we head toward the summer solstice in June. They’re all signs that the spring equinox of 2022 is arriving.

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