It s time for spring Mar 20, 2021

This 40-foot sundial stands atop the Parnidis Dune, one of the scenic highlights of the Curonian Spit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia. Built in 1995, the sundial was damaged by a hurricane a few years later and rebuilt in 2011. It accurately tells time by creating shadows on the steps, with notches for hours and half hours, as well as months, equinoxes, and solstices.

© amoklv/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Mar 20, 2018Celebrating the first day of spring
Mar 20, 2019Hello, spring!
Mar 20, 2020Heron lies the Salton Sea
Mar 20, 2022World Frog Day
Mar 20, 2023Spring equinox
Mar 20, 2024National Cherry Blossom Festival
Mar 20, 2025Spring equinox
Mar 20, 2026Spring equinox

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 25, 2018Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Nov 15, 2018‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
Dec 3, 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
Feb 23, 2025Mount Fuji Day
Apr 27, 2021Design for Each and All
Oct 23, 2022Mute swan
Sep 21, 2021An old celebration for a new season
May 20, 2018Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
Dec 31, 2018A new tradition in London
Aug 20, 2020Up in the Highlands
Jun 18, 2021A city of bridges
Jul 31, 2018Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
Feb 4, 2020Rock of ages
Nov 24, 2020Feel the spray in Monterey
Oct 27, 2022Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy
Jul 10, 2025Independence Day of the Bahamas
Dec 22, 2020A holiday beacon of light
Apr 30, 2018Swinging into International Jazz Day
May 12, 2018It’s World Migratory Bird Day
Aug 23, 2019Harvest time in the Palouse
Aug 17, 2018Illuminations on the Gulf of Poets
Jun 18, 2025Pollinator Week
Jan 10, 2021China s colorful terraced pools
Jun 28, 2022Tafilalet oasis in Morocco
Oct 20, 2019Meet the slowest flirt in the animal world
Jan 1, 2026Happy New Year!
Aug 17, 2023Things are looking up
Sep 6, 2024Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
Jun 4, 2024Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, Bardia National Park, Nepal
Nov 20, 2018Flamingos of the Chilean desert