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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. Vernal equinox 2012 arrives: Spring has sprung SUMMIT COUNTY — Given the unusual early heat wave that's gripped most of the country, perhaps it's fitting that the spring equinox makes it's earliest arrival in more than 100 years — since 1896, to be exact. In the mountain time zone, the moment of equinox is actually late Monday night, which means it will [...] Spring equinox brings folk beliefs LOS ANGELES, March 19 (UPI) -- A lot of people Tuesday will try to stand a raw egg on end, believing it's easier on the spring equinox than on any other day -- but it's not, scientists say. Spring Arrives With Equinox Tuesday, Earliest in Over a Century Across much of the United States, this has been an unusually mild winter, especially for those living east of the Mississippi. Not a few people have noted that spring seems to have come early this year. Of course, in a meteorological sense that could be true, but in 2012 it will also be true in an astronomical sense as well, because this year spring will make its earliest arrival since the late ... Spring seem early? It is, the earliest since 1896 The timing for the March equinox means that, astronomically speaking, Americans will be experiencing their earliest spring in more than a century. Google Celebrates the First Day of Spring and Fall With Marimekko Doodles HELSINKI, Finland -- Today, 20 March 2012, the vernal equinox in the Northern hemisphere marks the arrival of spring, while in the Southern hemisphere, the equinox welcomes fall. Google celebrates this ... COTD: Vernal Equinox Edition [Commenter Of The Day] # commenteroftheday Tomorrow is the first day of spring. For a lot of us that's mostly going to register as something less than a huge shift, given the ridiculously mild winter we've had, but it's still important to recognize these checkpoints as they go by. More » UPDATED: As winter comes to an end, record heat continues The vernal equinox, the first day of spring, a day that brings a light of hope that soon, we will see the end of another bitter, harsh, difficult Michigan winter … ummmmm … scratch that. The Vernal Equinox, and other things to stargaze for this March On March 20 at 1:00 p.m., the Sun will reach the First Point of Aries, an imaginary point in the sky where the ecliptic (the path that the Sun follows across the sky) meets the celestial equator—in other words, when the Sun crosses the imaginary line in space above, and corresponding to, the Earth's equator. When this occurs, we get the Vernal Equinox, the start of Spring in the Northern ... At last, calendar catches up with splendid weather Today is the vernal equinox, or as most people say, the first day of spring. In short, winter is over.
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