At precisely 5:01 a.m. ET on Thursday, the sun's rays fall directly on the equator, marking the first official day of spring. Meteorologists consider March 1 the start of spring.

The first day of spring is Thursday. The spring equinox will occur at 5:01 a.m. EDT on Thursday. An equinox occurs when the Earth's equator aligns with the sun, resulting in a "nearly" equal ...

There are only two times during the year when the Earth's equator is not tilted toward or away from the sun, resulting in a "nearly" equal amount of daylight and darkness across all latitudes ...

That happens only on the equinoxes, when the sun crosses the celestial equator — the imaginary line between the Northern and Southern hemisphere skies — no matter where you are on the planet.

The sun crosses over directly overhead at least twice every year. Therefore, this equatorial region has almost 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness daily. Daily Rain at 4 O'Clock ...

April showers bring May flowers − or so they say. Springtime is right around the corner, as the first day of the season is on Thursday.The first day of spring represents the vernal equinox in ...

If this doesn't seem like a big deal, consider that every image you have ever seen of the sun was taken from around our star's equator. That is because Earth, the other solar system planets, and ...

The sun will rise that day at 6:32 a.m. and set at 4:55 p.m., according to NOAA, leaving Denver with 10 hours and 23 minutes of daylight. The sun will continue to set about a minute earlier each day.

April showers bring May flowers − or so they say. Springtime is right around the corner, as the first day of the season is on Thursday.The first day of spring represents the vernal equinox in ...

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