More than 300 million people will celebrate Nowruz (and you should, too) That’s why families use this time to deep clean their homes and closets and buy fresh clothing. It’s a celebration of new beginnings: wishing prosperity and welcoming the future while shedding away the past. So, the first day of the year always kicks off with the vernal equinox. The Iranian calendar is a solar calendar, meaning time is determined, through astronomical observations, by Earth’s movement around the sun. It’s no coincidence it falls on the first day of spring. Also known as Nauryz, Navruz or Nowrouz, it means “new day.” The new year will ring in on Saturday, March 20. When shoppers visit the market, they will get a free bundle of daffodils.Ĭultures around the world mark the occasion. So while some of the big draws are closed off, localities have plenty of safe ways to mark the coming of spring.įor example, Pike Place Market in Seattle will be celebrating its 24th annual Daffodil Day. Pike Place Market in Seattle will brighten visitors' day with daffodils. That’s why it gets increasingly hot as we head toward the summer solstice in June.īy the way, the equinoxes aren’t exactly ‘equal’ And now here we are at the spring equinox! Going forward, the Northern Hemisphere will be more exposed to the sun than the Southern Hemisphere. (That’s why it stays dark for so long each day during the winter in places such as Scandinavia and Alaska.)īut since the winter solstice three months ago in December, you’ve noticed that our days have been getting longer in the Northern Hemisphere and the nights shorter. Those are the solstices, and they have the most extreme differences between day and night, especially near the poles. The effect is at its maximum in late June and late December. This discrepancy in sunlight is what triggers the seasons. That positions one hemisphere of the planet to get more sunlight than the other for half of the year’s orbit around the sun. However, the axis tilts at 23.5 degrees, as NASA explains. It’s called the axis, and this rotation is what gives us day and night. The Earth rotates along an imaginary line that runs from North Pole to South Pole. Lovely cherry blossoms could be found in Ueno Park in Tokyo just a few days after spring equinox 2020. From then on, the length of the day in the Northern Hemisphere will slowly start to creep up, while in the Southern Hemisphere, the day will start getting shorter.įollow Tereza Pultarova on Twitter Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook. EST (1558 GMT), when the tilt of the Earth's axis with respect to the sun will result in the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere. The next important astronomical mark, the winter solstice, will take place on Dec. Related: Twilight and the myths of the equinox and 6-month polar night Days will be getting longer from now on ushering in the light and pleasant spring and summer seasons. For those in the Southern Hemisphere it will be the exact opposite. With shorter days, colder weather is set to arrive. For those located on the North Pole, today will be the last day they will see the sun's disc above the horizon until the spring equinox in March 2022.įor those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the length of the night from now on will exceed the length of day. Observers located on the equator will see the sun exactly overhead at noon, travelling directly from north to south, according to NASA. As those in the south welcome their summer season, the north plunges into the dark and cold winter months.īut today, we are all equal, as all over the world the day will last exactly 12 hours. As the planet completes its orbit around the star within the 365 (and a quarter) day period, the tilt of its axis, which leads from the North to the South Pole, brings seasonal changes to different parts of the globe.
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