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In the Northern Hemisphere, where I live, the Spring Equinox, sometimes called the Vernal Equinox, falls around March 21st. This is when we celebrate the first day of Spring. It's called the equinox because the day and the night are equal in length: after the Spring Equinox, as you head towards Summer, the days keep getting longer...
...until the Summer Solstice, which is, as you've said, the longest day of the year. It's about June 21st up here. Then the days start getting shorter again, until...
...the Autumn Equinox, when things pull even (September 21st or so--first day of Autumn). Then the nights get longer until...
...the Winter Solstice, December 21st in the North, shortest day (and longest night) of the year. And then it all goes around again. |
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