Every year around March 20, the sun aligns with the Earth"s equator, and day and night are about equal in length. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is called the spring or vernal equinox, and it marks the astronomical exit of winter into the brighter, warmer springtime. From now on, we can enjoy days that are longer than nights. And a sharp eye might spot a flowering crocus, like the ones in today"s image, among the first flowers to bloom every year.
Spring equinox
Today in History
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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
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Opt outside today
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An underwater rainbow
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Giving Tuesday
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Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Canada
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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Valentines Day
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March of the flowers
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It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
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AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
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The view will stop you in your tracks
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La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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’Chess on ice’
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Feeling chic on Fashion Week
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‘Stepping’ into Black History Month
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Here, fishy!
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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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International Moon Day
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Okefenokee Swamp
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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European beech forest, Belgium
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A walk among the giants
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Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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Yungang Grottoes, Shanxi, China
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Reflecting on one of the world s strangest rivers
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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A good time in the Badlands
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