ORLANDO, Fla. – Spring has officially arrived! The vernal equinox arrived on March 20, marking the start of the season for the Northern Hemisphere. But what does that really mean? Let’s break ...

While some New Yorkers are still relishing in this winter's snow-filled season, spring can't come fast enough for others. Here is what to know about the start of spring in New York. When is the first ...

No need to Google the vernal equinox; to work out when the season officially begins, you only need to look at the stars. The ...

(Vahid Salemi/Associated Press) Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives today, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in ...

They get roughly 12 hours of daylight and nighttime year-round. If you ever hear anyone say “vernal equinox,” it means the same thing. The term equinox comes from the Latin word “equinoxium ...

When it is, why we observe it and more about the vernal equinox Mackenzie Schmidt is the Home and Travel Editor for PEOPLE. She's worked at PEOPLE for over five years as a writer and editor on the ...

FARGO — After midnight tonight, at 4:01 a.m., is the moment of the Vernal Equinox. The word "equinox" translates from Latin as "equal night," although because the sun is not a point, the length ...

The Northern Hemisphere will mark the arrival of spring on March 20 with the vernal equinox, an astronomical event that occurs when the sun crosses the celestial equator, bringing nearly equal ...

The vernal equinox, which occurs at the start of astronomical spring, is when the sun's rays equally shine on both of the Earth's hemispheres. Thursday marks the vernal equinox, or the first day ...

Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere.

Known as the spring equinox – or vernal equinox if you prefer its official title – it’s one of just two days of the year when the point of balance between light and dark is the same ...