Winter Solstice and the Sun

Spring equinox 2025 is here: What to know about the change of seasons

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 the same plane as the equator. After the vernal equinox in March, the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun until the June solstice, when the sun begins to migrate back south.

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When is the spring equinox and what does it mean?

The equinox happens twice a year - in March and in September. Wherever you are on the planet, the equinox occurs at the same moment. For those south of the equator, where the seasons are reversed, the event will mark the first day of autumn.

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Spring Equinox Is Next Week: Everything You Need to Know

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?

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Up Moses Creek: ‘The sun is not so central as a man.’ — Henry Thoreau

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

Talk Nerdy to Me: The Sun Angle This Time of Year is No Joke

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

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When is the first day of spring? It's March 1 for scientists. Why they use different dates

While temperatures are heating up and desert flowers are starting to bloom, astronomical spring won't start until later in the month.

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When do we spring forward for Daylight Saving Time? What time the sun will set on March 9

The annual ritual of setting clocks forward one hour takes place in early March. Here's what to know about DST in 2025.

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Is March 20 always the first day of spring? What to know first 2025 equinox

Here’s when the first days of spring are, why there’s a different first day for meteorological and astronomical seasons and ...

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Rare planet parade, eclipses and more: Celestial spectacles unfold over the next month

Meanwhile, at the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is leaning away from the sun — leading to the shortest day and longest night of the year. The winter solstice falls between ...

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Summer solstice isn’t always June 21

Is summer solstice on June 22? It most frequently occurs on June 21, the day we consider to be the first day of summer. But because the Earth’s rotation doesn’t perfectly alig ...

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Daylight saving time 2025: When do we spring forward? Here's when the clocks change

Despite this week's freezing temperatures in Pennsylvania and winter storms pounding across the country, winter is winding down and the sun is setting later each ... This summer's solstice ...

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When does spring 2025 start? Depends on what you consider the first day of spring

Here’s when the official first days of spring are, why there’s different first day for meteorological/astronomical seasons ...

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The Winter Triangle meets the 'Mars Triangle' in the night sky this month

We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between December's winter solstice and ... they revolve around the sun. Sometimes, however ...

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