Spring has sprung, bringing warmer days and blooming flowers. 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 ...

Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, is based on the spring equinox, for example. And at the Mayan site Chichen Itza in Mexico, people gather during the equinox to watch the sun create a shadow pattern ...

Today marks the first day of spring 2025. The vernal equinox marks the start of spring every March. The autumnal equinox marks the start of fall every September. An equinox occurs, "two times of ...

Spring is 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.

Here’s how it works. While meteorologists like to call fall at the beginning of September, astronomical autumn starts later, on the autumnal equinox. This year, it falls on Sunday, Sept.

Meteorological spring starts on March 1 every year, while astronomical spring begins on the spring equinox, typically around March 20. The vernal equinox marks the first day of astronomical spring ...

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.