So, why did spring start a few hours earlier in 2024? First day of spring 2024 The reason the first day of spring was March 19 was because 2024 is a leap year. Leap years are caused by Earth's rotation. A year is 365 days, but technically it takes the Earth slightly longe...
Spring has finally sprung: The vernal equinox, the official start date for the season in the Northern Hemisphere, has arrived. The 2024 spring equinox occurred at exactly 11:06 p.m. EDT on Tuesday,March 19. But why does the day mark the start of spring and why only in the Northern Hem...
Astronomicallyspeaking, the first day of spring is marked by the spring equinox, which falls onMarch 19, 20, or 21. The equinox happens at the exact moment worldwide, although our clock times reflect a different time zone. And, as mentioned above, this date only signals spring’s beginning...
For Earth residents north of the equator, it’s the first day of fall, while the southern half of our planet experiences the first first day of spring. Harvest Moon: This month’s full moon is on September 18, and it’s also a supermoon. October 🌞 October 2: Annular Solar ...
On Feb. 10, 2024, the first day of the Year of the Dragon, Li, a mother from Tianjin, prepared for her daughter what in Chin a is called a "red packet(红包)". It is a gift traditionally given by the elderly to the young during the Spring Festival or the start of the Chines...
Scientifically speaking, an equinox occurs the moment that the sun is aligned with the Earth's equator. There are two equinoxes every year—one in September and one in March—and they occur at seasonal transition points, determining the first day of fall andthe first day of spring. ...
First Day of Spring · Summer · Autumn / Fall Comparison table: meteorological spring vs. astronomical spring Dates shown apply to the Northern Hemisphere and are based on UTC (GMT) Season Start End Meteorological Astronomical Meteorological Astronomi...
Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China. It starts on the first day of the lunar calendar, usually falling between January 21st and February 20th. A week before the Spring Festival is Little New Year, or the Festival of the Kitchen God...
On the first day of the new year, the 2024 Spring Festival program kicked off, and the movie market ushered in a “good start”. Jia Ling launched with “Hot and Hot Hot” to lose 100 pounds, and “Speeding Life 2,” which has a “100% content”, also competed fiercely with them....
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