Fall is officially just FOUR days away! With the seasons changing you may be wondering...why do we have seasons at all? We explain:
Happy Vernal Equinox, almost! Monday will be the first day of spring, but it can be confusing to say that because there are a couple different times this comes up. Monday is, astronomically, the first day of spring because the vernal equinox happens at 5:24 PM.
September 22 is the autumnal equinox marking a shift toward longer nights and shorter days as we head toward winter.
Fall officially starts Wednesday, September 22, with the autumnal equinox, and Mother Nature seems to have gotten the message. Our air feels warm and humid for now, but high temperatures drop into the low 70s by the time the equinox happens next week!
Happy Vernal Equinox! It can be confusing to claim the first day of spring because there are a couple different times that comes up. Today is, astronomically, the first day of spring because the vernal equinox happened at 5:37 AM EDT.
Happy Fall, Y'all! Tuesday morning (at 9:31 AM to be exact) is the Autumnal Equinox, meaning we will officially be in the fall season. In Latin, equinox means equal night, but we won't actually see equal parts of day and night like the word suggests.
If today's storm threat is any indication of the season, Mother Nature definitely thinks it's springtime. But now we are officially in the spring season!
March 20th at 5:58 PM Eastern is the vernal equinox, generally used to measure the start of spring. But that's not all! The Super Worm Moon wi…