At last calendar catches up with splendid weather A Cold and Windy Start to Spring Vernal equinox heralds end of the winter that wasn't Picturing An Equinox Celebration on Tor.com Sprang Early This Year Has Sprung 2012 means longer days ahead Welcome spring around world What Wednesday a warm recordbreaker Roald Dahl Museum opens in England

Vernal Equinox 2012: First-Day-of-Spring Myth Busted Are day and night really equally long today, the 2012 vernal equinox (or spring equinox)? Get the answer—and other first-day-of-spring facts and oddities. Vernal Equinox 2012: First Day of Spring Celebrated Across the Northern Hemisphere [PHOTOS] Tuesday's Vernal Equinox heralded the first day of spring, an occasion marked by several celebrations across the Northern Hemisphere. Vernal equinox, Texas weather and Trayvon Martin: Morning roundup At 1:14 a.m. Tuesday morning, the vernal equinox quietly arrived, signaling the much-awaited start of spring. The vernal equinox is one of just two times during the year when the length of day and night are almost equal. (Vernal meaning "of spring" and equinox meaning "equal night".) Read full article >> Vernal equinox heralds end of the winter that wasn't Vernal equinox occurs on Tuesday and is celebrated in a Google doodle. This spring follows a winter that was the warmest of the 21st century and the fourth-warmest winter in 117 years of record keeping in the United States , according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ).  Here are some other remarkable facts about the winter that wasn't. Vernal equinox 2012: Spring -- time to stand a raw egg on its end The vernal equinox, or spring equinox, is one of two times during the year when the length of day and the length of night are just about equal. And when this happens, the egg balancers and broom standers come out of the woodwork. Vernal Equinox Pictures: First-Day-of-Spring Celebrations From driving out devils in Indonesia to dragging dead goats in Kyrgyzstan, see how people around the world mark the first day of spring. Vernal Equinox: Egg Balancing, Warm Weather, And Longer Days Today marks the first day of spring, otherwise known as the vernal equinox, when the length of day and night are nearly the same. Astronomers define an equinox as that moment when the sun arrives at one of two intersection … When is Spring? Vernal Equinox 2012 Marks End of Winter, Earliest in Over a Century [PHOTOS] It may already feel like Spring for most resident in the U.S., aside from those in Arizona and New Mexico who are experiencing rare winter-like snowstorms, but when exactly does spring official start? The 2012 vernal equinox, or spring equinox, is Tuesday, marking the beginning of spring and end of winter. This year, it is particularly special, with the earliest date in over a century. Spring Has Sprung with Vernal Equinox 2012 The vernal equinox , or spring equinox 2012 , occurred this morning, March 20, 2012, at 1:14 a.m. EDT. The equinox is the exact moment when the sun appears directly over the equator. The vernal equinox leads into the official first day of spring 2012. Earliest Spring In More Than 100 Years Dawns Spring has sprung, and a little bit earlier than usual - in fact, it's the earliest vernal equinox in over a century.
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