Spring equinox Mar. 19, 2024

Spring has officially sprung! Today marks the spring or vernal equinox, the official beginning of springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. Starting today, regions north of the equator will have more daylight hours than darkness throughout the day.

© Tetsuya Tanooka/DEEPOL by plainpicture

palette

Today in History

Straight out of a fairytale
Mar. 19, 2025A black heron canopy hunting in Botswana
Mar. 19, 2026Short-beaked echidna, Adelaide Hills, Australia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

See-through cephalopod
Oct. 16, 2023Golden larches and Prusik Peak, Enchantments, Washington
May 6, 2025An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
Apr. 16, 2024Union Square, Manhattan, New York, USA
A delightful day for donkeys
Jan. 1, 2026Happy New Year!
Apr. 23, 2025Shakespeare Day
Sep. 28, 2023World Maritime Day
Sep. 21, 2023International Day of Peace
Sep. 3, 2023Skyscrapers in Manhattan
Mar. 4, 2026Purple crocus flowers, Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria
Apr. 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah, USA
Sep. 22, 2024Autumn equinox
Jul. 23, 2025Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Whats blooming so brightly?
Unbe-leaf-able
Jul. 4, 2025Skipper butterfly on an Echinacea flower
Feb. 4, 2025Golden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam
Aug. 1, 2025Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Mar. 13, 2024Lake Magadi, Kenya
Winter wonderland for your wallet
An underwater paradise to explore
Happy Thanksgiving!
Babbling on and on
A day for giving
Oct. 14, 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
Aug. 23, 2025St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
Where history comes alive
Mar. 10, 2024Daylight Savings
Magnified moss