Today is the official start of Spring: the Spring/Vernal Equinox! 11:06 PM Eastern tonight will mark the time when the day-to-night line, called the terminator, intersects both of the Earth’s poles and the Sun is directly over the equator. #SpringEquinox #FirstDayOfSpring
Earth's rotational axis is tilted 23.5° relative to the Sun. This tilt in the Earth's axis combined with the orbit around the Sun results in our seasons. When the northern hemisphere is pointed towards/away from the sun, we experience summer/winter. In between are the equinoxes. Learn more about the seasons at ncei.noaa.gov/news/meteorolo…
@NWS Ackshully, Spring will begin at 11:06 pm in every time zone…
@NWS Welcome spring time!
@NWS When does Astronomical Spring start? Spring Starts on March 20, 2024 at 0306UTC Newfoundland: 0036NDT Atlantic: 0006ADT March 19, 2024 Eastern: 2306EDT Central: 2206CDT Mountain: 2106MDT Pacific: 2006PDT #SpringEquinox
@NWS Anyone else going to try to balance an egg today?