The vernal equinox occurs today at 12:15 Eastern Daylight Time. That's when the earth reaches the spot in its revolution around the sun where the planet's tilt causes the direct line of the sun to cross the equator from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere. So we have reached the point where the Northern Hemisphere will have days longer than nights. But the important part is that today is when winter ends and spring begins! The equinox involves science, space, weather, history, folklore, and fun. Read about all these things as they pertain to the equinox at Vox.
(Image credit: Flickr user Ruslan)
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It's no problem at all! I should've done that in the first place.
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Thank you! Sorry to put you to the effort.
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I think this one is marginally better for the purpose.
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Yeah, not the best picture for the equinox. I'll see if I can find one elsewhere.
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Vox used the picture to illustrate the general phenomenon of axial tilt, but it's a picture of the solstice (around June 21 / December 21). So in this context, a little snippet about the spring / fall equinox, is it a bit confusing?
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