For those of us who approach things by the Goldilocks Principle (not too little, not too much), spring equinox is practically perfect. This equinox means fall is coming in the Southern Hemisphere.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's GOES East satellite captured a view of Earth during vernal equinox in 2020. Despite the recent resurgence of winter weather, I can feel how close ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The spring equinox happens tonight. That’s when the sun’s rays are directly over the equator and there are about equal parts day and night over the earth. It occurs at an exact ...

Spring is here — officially, at least.The vernal equinox arrived on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere. On the equator ...

We often think of the arrival of March as the kickoff of the spring season. And it’s true that the meteorological start of spring, based on the annual temperature cycle, is always March 1. But there’s ...