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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We heart Berlin
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This park is Superkilen
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We stand with Ukraine
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No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
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Here s looking at you
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Land of the midnight sun
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Water colors
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International Dark Sky Week
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Here comes summer
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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All eyes on sustainability
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Social climbing
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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Here there be dragons
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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International Archaeology Day
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Back to the nest
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Christmas tree at Crystal Pier, San Diego, California
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Womens History Month
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Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
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Happy Fat Tuesday!
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Vineyards in the Mosel Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
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Black History Month
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Astrotourism at its finest
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The borrowed days are here
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A palace for the public
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