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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A day for the dolphins
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Hanging out on a limb
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World Penguin Day
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Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
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Surf s always up in Paia
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Poinsettia Day
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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Taking the scenic route
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A wetland in Västmanland, Sweden
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Cranborne Chase, England
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Observing a squirrelly day
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Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
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Did it see its shadow?
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Go climb a tree
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World Art Day
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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A star blows a bubble
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New Zealand s loneliest mountain
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75th anniversary of the Spruce Goose
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Taking the forest to the cloud
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The first ascent
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Leaves of Grass
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Teacher Appreciation Day