Spring equinox: When is the first day of spring 2024 and what is the vernal equinox?
by Tom Herbert and Nuray Bulbul
Mar 18, 2024
1 minute
At this time of year, it can sometimes feels like the cold and dreary winter weather will be never ending.
To cheer yourself up, you might be wondering when sunnier days are on the horizon.
The , or the vernal equinox as it is more formally known, marks the astronomical start of spring, when the passes north over the celestial equator, a notional equator that extends out from the ’s actual equator.
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