Vernal equinox, also known as the astrological spring occurred on Tuesday.
PHOENIX — Astronomical spring has many names. It's also called the spring equinox, March equinox or vernal equinox. In the Northern Hemisphere, the sun crossesthe celestial equator going south to north. It’s called the “celestial” equator because it’s an imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator. So if you're standing on the equator the Sun would be smack dab overhead.
Remember in most locations, , the amount of daylight had been increasing each day after the winter solstice. Now, the amount of daylight each day will continue to increase until the summer solstice in June. comes from the Latin words for “equal night”—. On the day of the equinox, the length of day and night is nearly equal in all parts of the world.
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