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, 2018Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
Mar 19, 2019The smoke before the bonfire
Mar 19, 2020Sunburst at Angkor
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Mar 19, 2022Chicagohenge
Mar 19, 2023Barn owl, England
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