Yesterday was the
Spring (March) Equinox which marks the start of Spring. The Equinox takes place
when the Sun is directly over the Equator, meaning that day and night are
almost equal in length. The date of the Spring Equinox is not fixed because the
Earth’s orbit around the Sun takes an average of 365.25 days, but the date
moves between 19th, 20th and 21st March.
However, whereas the Spring Equinox signals the start of spring in the northern
hemisphere, in the southern hemisphere it marks the beginning of autumn.
The last few weeks
have brought some bad weather, but we can hopefully now look forward to seeing
the signs of spring! The only way is up!
