The spring equinox is almost here. What does that mean?
- The Vernal Equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and fall in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Equinoxes are unique moments when both the North and South Poles receive sunlight simultaneously.
- Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, celebrates the arrival of the spring equinox.
- The Northern Hemisphere's spring equinox can occur between March 19 and 21, depending on the year.
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A crowd gathered at Griffith Observatory to welcome the first day of spring
The Griffith Observatory invited the public to join them on Thursday to welcome the start of spring, also known as the vernal equinox. A popular event, it drew a crowd to this annual moment when scientists say the sun crosses the celestial equator — a projection of Earth’s equator into space, that divides the sky into northern and southern hemispheres. On this day, the Earth’s axis is not tilted toward or away from the sun, creating a roughly eq…
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