So when I immigrated to the US in the 60s, I got to observe, live through, and appreciate the different seasons here in Kansas. The dates when the seasons begin and end vary depending on whom you ask. In 2022, the spring (also known as vernal) equinox falls on Sunday 20 March. It's already halfway there at the Spring Equinox. Undergraduate registration opens for IAP Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. Why? The meteorological is the simpler of the two, because it splits the year into four seasons of three full months each based on the Gregorian calendar, making it easier to compare seasonal and monthly statistics. The Met haven't learned from the Stephen Port case', The bewitching country with giant animals and waterfalls that's now easier to reach, Poison plots, kidnap attempts and kill threats: Iran's secret war on British soil, Two easy new coronation recipes to try, created by a former Highgrove chef of the King, Britains housing market is hungover but Help to Buy 2.0 is not the detox it needs, Holidaymakers face summer airport chaos if staff vetting doesn't accelerate, travel bosses warn, i morning briefing: Why an invitation to swear allegiance to the King caused a right royal row, London nightlife is dying - Printworks is the latest casualty, F1 is boring again - and Red Bull are about to make it even worse, How to host a Coronation Big Lunch, and how to find parties near you, Do not sell or share my personal information. 8-week session. Ash WednesdayWednesday March 2-1 years, -1 months, -30 days or -425 days, Daylight Saving StartSunday March 13-1 years, -1 months, -19 days or -414 days, St Patricks DayThursday March 17-1 years, -1 months, -15 days or -410 days, SpringSunday March 20-1 years, -1 months, -12 days or -407 days, Spring Starts: Sunday, Mar 20 8:33 am PDT. On the autumnal equinox, day and night are each about 12 hours long (with the actual time of equal day and night, in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring a few days after the autumnal equinox). ATI SESSION II, SUMMER 2023. The Sun crosses the celestial equator going northward; it rises exactly due east and sets exactly due west. Astronomical spring starts at different times around the planet because of the different time zones as related to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, same as Greenwich Mean Time based on the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London [1]). A: Quite close! Perhaps we just dont like to take ourselves tooseriously! Last day for seniors and graduate students to change H4 subjects to or from P/D/F grading.