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The March equinox [7] [8] or northward equinox [9] is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward as seen from Earth.
In the northern hemisphere, the vernal equinox (March) conventionally marks the beginning of spring in most cultures and is considered the start of the New Year in the Assyrian calendar, Hindu, and the Persian or Iranian calendars, [b] while the autumnal equinox (September) marks the beginning of autumn. [13]
The first point of Aries, also known as the cusp of Aries, is the location of the March equinox (the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere, and the autumnal equinox in the southern), used as a reference point in celestial coordinate systems. In diagrams using such coordinate systems, it is often indicated with the symbol ♈︎.
The March equinox is slated for 11:06 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19 and refers to the time that the sun moves across the Earth's equator, going from south to north, according to EarthSky. The March ...
In 2024, the spring equinox happens on March 19 at 11:06 p.m. EDT. But while the vernal equinox takes place the evening of March 19 in the United States, it will already be March 20 for most of ...
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The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March.
In astronomy, an equinox is either of two places on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. [1] [2] [3] Although there are two such intersections, the equinox associated with the Sun's ascending node is used as the conventional origin of celestial coordinate systems and referred to simply as "the equinox".