Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere. During an equinox, the center of the ...

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?

The spring equinox marks the start of astronomical spring. The date is determined by the Earth's tilt on its axis as it ...

Just as the morning sun shoots out beams that light up the mountains, so our eyes shoot out beams, too, rays of comprehension ...

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac sunrise/sunset calculator, North Carolina residents are currently enjoying nearly 12 ...

While Sunday snowfall has quickly wiped out memories of summer-like temperatures on Friday across much of the Chicago area, a ...

There are two kinds of seasons: meteorological and astronomical. Astronomical spring is a week away. With warmer weather in ...

For example, today, March 11th, the sun has the same "altitude" or "angle" as September 29th.

Spend your nights watching the sun hover over an Icelandic fjord at 1 AM or hiking in Norway while everyone back home is fast ...

Last weekend, we launched Daylight Saving Time, when we turned our clocks one hour forward to take advantage of more light ...

No, my favourite day is the Spring Equinox which falls on Thursday this week. After what seems like an interminably long winter, for the next six months the days are going to get longer and the nights ...

The 24 solar terms, originating in ancient China, integrate astronomy, farming, phenology and folklore. They greatly ...