This (not to scale) image shows how our planet receives equal amounts of sunlight during equinoxes.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Genna Duberstein
Today is the first day of Spring 2023. The exact Spring Equinox time happened on Monday, March 20 at 2:24 PM (Western time) in the Northern Hemisphere. What does it mean Spring Equinox? Spring Equinox also called March equinox or Vernal equinox (means the same thing) around the world. Spring Equinox happens when either the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere receive equally 12 hours of sunlight. Which means we all have some amount of time of sun shine everywhere on Earth. It also means equal day and night.
Besides Spring Equinox, the same happens during the autumnal equinox in September. One of unique trick happens on the autumnal equinox, people will try to stand an egg upright. It can be happened on the spring equinox too. It considers bringing luck to you whom is successfully to stand an egg upright.
Reference:
- NASA Blogs Home: March Equinox Brings 2 Seasons: Spring, Autumn https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/tag/spring-equinox/
- Austin American-Statesman: What is the spring equinox? Here’s 3 things to know about the start of spring https://www.statesman.com/story/weather/2023/03/20/austin-texas-first-day-of-spring-2023-what-is-the-equinox/70029036007/
- Almanac: First day of spring 2023: The Spring Equinox https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-spring-vernal-equinox
- CNN travel: Spring equinox 2023: Ancient traditions of renewal echo into the modern world https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/spring-equinox-2023-scn/index.html
- Mental Floss: 5 Fast Facts About the Spring Equinox 5 Fast Facts About the Spring Equinox (msn.com)
- Britannica: vernal equinox https://www.britannica.com/science/vernal-equinox
