The Spring Equinox Is Here! What Does That Mean?

SAN ANGELO, TX — Today's arrival of the Spring Equinox, at precisely 10:06 p.m. CT, brings the beginning of Spring to the Northern Hemisphere.

This introduces a period of equal daylight and darkness across the Earth.

How so? 

Well, according to information, the Earth travels around the sun at an angle.

For most of the year, the Earth’s axis is tilted either toward or away from the sun. That means the sun’s warmth and light fall unequally on the northern and southern halves of the planet.

During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight.

The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night. 

That’s because on the equinox, day and night last almost the same amount of time. 

The Northern Hemisphere’s Spring equinox can land between March 19 and 21, depending on the year. 

The Fall equinox can land between Sept. 21 and 24.