Spring equinox Mar 19, 2024

Goodbye winter! 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 longer days than nights.

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Mar 19, 2023Barn owl, England

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Sep 28, 2023World Maritime Day
Oct 8, 2023World Octopus Day
Nov 24, 2020Feel the spray in Monterey
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