20 March 2009

Spring Equinox


Spring has sprung!

Today is the Spring Equinox, when the sun rises exactly in the east and sets precisely west and lasts for 12 hours, exactly half a day.

Here's a list of other names the Spring Equinox is known as:

  • Spring Meridian
  • Prime Meridian
  • First point of Aries Meridian
  • Pisces Meridian
  • March Meridian
  • Vernal Meridian
  • Midnight Meridian

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