...may commence as of 5:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) today, as that is, or was, this year's moment for the vernal equinox to occur. It is one of two days each year -- the other is the autumnal equinox in September -- when all latitudes have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of datkness, and an egg set on end will not fall over.
I wonder if people in the Southern Hemisphere call this the vernal equinox too when it is so clearly autumn there. Kylie, please let us know.
When I was a boy we called March 21st the first day of spring. It also is, or was, the birthday of my maternal grandfather, Nathan Silberman (1875-1970) of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, who would be turning 150 tomorrow.
I wonder if he was one of the 2.8 million people who, according to Elon Musk at the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE), were shown in the Social Security tecords as being over 120 years old, still alive, and possibly (if not probably) still being paid monthly benefits. Until this week, that is, when their status was changed to deceased.
I hope not.
I do know one thing for certain. His money wasn't coming to me.
Happy Vernal equinox! and Happy Spring! We had snow today but hopefully it will melt quickly...
ReplyDeleteI am ready for warmer weather. Thank you, Ellen.
DeleteSo now we can officially claim that it is spring - or autumn, down under.
ReplyDeleteYes , we can! Still, people hereabouts do not do their spring planting until after April 15th because we can have freezing temperatures for another month. Thank you, Janice.
DeleteMar. 21 was always an important day when we were kids, Of course, most Mar, 21's were still very frigid.
ReplyDeleteHere in Georgia we think 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius) is frigid, but you there, up in Alberta , now that’s FRIGID! Thank you, Red!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's because I'm a city kid but Australians seem not to talk much about equinoxes or solstices. It seems to be much more important in other parts of the world. I must have been at least 40 before I ever thought of these important markers.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, the March Equinox here is called the March Equinox or the Autumnal Equinox
Now that we’ve heard it from a person who actually lives in Australia, I will not have to wonder any more. I think city kids are also not as aware of the nighttime constellations as rural kids because of all the ambient light in cities. And you in the Southern Hemisphere have a whole different group of them than we Notthern Hemisphere folks do. But that has nothing to do with solstices and equinoxes.Thank you, kylie!
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