There may be more northern lights – or aurora borealis – sightings this spring. As we near the spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, on March 20, the Earth's magnetic field and solar wind ...

Spring officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20 with the vernal equinox as the entire world experiences an equal amount of daylight and darkness. For ease of recordkeeping, ...

Good news for everyone ready for winter to be over: Spring has (almost) arrived. On March 20, 2025, the day of the vernal equinox, spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere at 5:01 a.m. ET. The word ...

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 the ...

I love writing about the seasons and especially the way in which we mark them. If you’re a regular reader of mine, you know I get excited about solar spring, which takes place in early February. This ...

(CNN) — For those of us who approach things by the Goldilocks Principle (not too little, not too much), spring equinox is practically perfect. Folks in the Northern Hemisphere are looking forward to ...

Open up the windows, get a pump of lavender in your latte, and stow away your winter coats, because the spring equinox hits on March 20 here in the Northern Hemisphere. This astronomical event signals ...

The start of spring is March 20, but Illinois residents know better than to shed their snow boots just yet. With several inches of snow falling this past Sunday on the heels of sunny skies and summery ...