Vernal Equinox 2012: First-Day-of-Spring Myth Busted Are day and night really equally long today, the 2012 vernal equinox (or spring equinox)? Get the answer—and other first-day-of-spring facts and oddities. See the Spring Equinox Around the World LONDON-- - 20 March marks the Spring Equinox this year, when the sun rises exactly in the east and remains in the sky for 12 hours, setting directly in the west. Cheapflights.co.uk , the UK's online leader ... Nothing says spring equinox like Marimekko Google celebrates the spring equinox with a colorful doodle based on the floral and fauna designs of Marimekko, a Finnish company renowned for its bold 1960s patterns. Spring equinox heralds end of the winter that wasn't Spring equinox occurs on Tuesday and is celebrated in a Google doodle. This spring follows a winter that was the warmest of the 21st century and the fourth-warmest winter in 117 years of record keeping in the United States , according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ). Here are some other remarkable facts about the winter that wasn't. Spring equinox brings folk beliefs LOS ANGELES, March 19 (UPI) -- A lot of people Tuesday will try to stand a raw egg on end, believing it's easier on the spring equinox than on any other day -- but it's not, scientists say. When is Spring? Vernal Equinox 2012 Marks End of Winter, Earliest in Over a Century [PHOTOS] It may already feel like Spring for most resident in the U.S., aside from those in Arizona and New Mexico who are experiencing rare winter-like snowstorms, but when exactly does spring official start? The 2012 vernal equinox, or spring equinox, is Tuesday, marking the beginning of spring and end of winter. This year, it is particularly special, with the earliest date in over a century. Spring Equinox Celebrated With Google Doodle Today is the Spring Equinox, or more popularly the first day of Spring. Flowers are in bloom, sinuses are clogged with allergies. It's the most beautiful but often ominous time for a guy like me, where itchy eyes are sure … Google doodles the spring equinox The Google spring equinox doodle has been designed by Marimekko, a Finnish textile and clothing design company. Spring Equinox is Here: Winter's Gone, Baby! It feels almost indulgent to celebrate the Spring Equinox- also known as the Vernal Equinox- this year being as much of the US had no winter to speak of, but it still marks markedly improved weather to come for those of us in winter-having states… as well as more opportunities for Sangria at sunset! (And [...] Spring Equinox is Here: Winter's Gone, Baby! is a post from: The Inquisitr The Science of Today's Spring Equinox Today is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Though no guarantee of gorgeous weather that's not too hot and not too cold, the Earth's position relative to the sun says it's officially time for the birds to start chirping.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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