“Lent’ is a shortened version of the Old English word ‘lencten’, a word which simply means spring (in relation to the season). It is thought to have Germanic roots and seems likely to have been used to describe the season when the days began to lengthen, signifying new life and r...
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...
Why Has the Date Changed for the Start of Seasons? You may have noticed that the first day of spring is on a different date than when you were younger. The dates actually shift over time. Why? There are several reasons, but the one that’s easy to understand is that the Sun doesn’...
27, 2024).Daylight saving time (sometimes erroneously called daylight SAVINGS time) begins again on March 9, 2025 in the U.S., and on March 30, 2025 in most of Europe and the U.K., when we will move our clocks forward by an hour. These spring and fall time changes continue a ...
Daylight Saving Time 2025: When Does the Time Change? Daylight Saving Timebegins on the second Sunday inMarchand ends on the first Sunday inNovember. To remember which way to set their clocks, folks often use the expression, “spring forward, fall back.” ...
When does spring begin? For some, it’s the second Sunday in March, when we turn our clocks forward by an hour in the United States. For others, it’s when they first realize they’ve finished dinner and it’s still light out. This year, impatient as ever for winter to end, I de...
When daylight saving time begins in March, clocks "spring forward" one hour, and when it ends in November, clocks "fall back" one hour. Here are six questions answered about the upcoming time change. 1. When does daylight saving time end in 2024? This year, daylight saving time ends Sun...
The shift toDaylight Saving Timewill happen one week before theSpring Equinoxwhich is March 19th. The return to Standard Time will take place on November 3rd, 2024. The U.S. House Of Representatives Convenes 117th Congress, Swears In New Members ...
Tuesday, 03/18/24, is the first day of Spring. How can we be so far into this year already? Just a word of caution, it might feel like Spring outside for some of Wyoming and the rest of the West, but if you've lived out here for any length of time you know not to trust it...
As does Twin Falls. Climate-Data.org didn't have any data for Star to break the tie, so we moved on to the average inches of rain both cities get per year. Star gets more and while yes, this is Idaho and it does rain when the sun's out from time to time, we can still infer...