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Related: About this forumEarliest Vernal Equinox in over a century arrives tonight
Get ready to start balancing those eggs!
Across much of the United States, this has been an unusually mild winter, especially for those living east of the Mississippi. Not a few people have noted that spring seems to have come early this year. Of course, in a meteorological sense that could be true, but in 2012 it will also be true in an astronomical sense as well, because this year spring will make its earliest arrival since the late 19th century: 1896, to be exact.
The vernal equinox the first day of spring will arrive tomorrow (March 20) at 05:14 Universal Time, or 1:14 a.m. EDT (10:14 p.m. PDT). Even more intriguing is that for those in the Mountain and Pacific Time zones, the equinox will actually arrive tonight (March 19).
http://www.space.com/14951-spring-equinox-early-arrival-2012.html
The vernal equinox the first day of spring will arrive tomorrow (March 20) at 05:14 Universal Time, or 1:14 a.m. EDT (10:14 p.m. PDT). Even more intriguing is that for those in the Mountain and Pacific Time zones, the equinox will actually arrive tonight (March 19).
http://www.space.com/14951-spring-equinox-early-arrival-2012.html
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Earliest Vernal Equinox in over a century arrives tonight (Original Post)
pokerfan
Mar 2012
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LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)1. Well, that explains everything!
Or at least that's what the climate change deniers will say (provided they even know when the equinox occurs).
Happy spring!
OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)2. So can we begin the war on Easter tonight?
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longship
(40,416 posts)4. No wonder!
We've had three months of higher than average temperatures. No wonder! Spring is 24 hours earlier this year! Must be a communist conspiracy.
In this political environment, I'm obliged to post this:
pokerfan
(27,677 posts)5. I heard someone blame Global Warming on DST
It's an extra hour of daylight! You think that doesn't have an effect?
longship
(40,416 posts)6. Priceless, Fucking Priceless
but oh so stupid!