The word zeitgeber describes natural phenomena that help us regulate our internal clocks. It refers to things like the daily cycling of night and day, the gradual cooling off of the day’s temperatures ...

Coastal Florida towns are playing hot potato with spring breakers who use social media to organize “takeovers” of gatherings by drunken flash mobs, leading to violence and mass arrests. Cops locked ...

Astronomical spring began yesterday, but the actual change of season is more gradual, a halting and nonlinear progression. By Melissa Kirsch Today is the first full day of spring. Can you feel it? In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring has officially arrived. In 2026, the spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, will take place on Friday, March 20, ...

What time does spring start today? In 2026, the March equinox happens on 8:46 a.m. MT/9:46 a.m. CT on Friday, March 20. What is the vernal equinox? On the March equinox, the Northern Hemisphere and ...

Astronomical spring begins with the vernal equinox on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 10:46 a.m. The spring equinox occurs when the sun shines directly over the Earth's equator, resulting in nearly equal ...

After a brutal winter for much of the country, spring is finally in the air. Spring officially begins on Friday, March 20, at 10:46 a.m. ET, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. It marks the ...

The first official day of spring is nearly here – and in true Wisconsin fashion, it's coming on the heels of a record-breaking March blizzard. Friday, March 20 will mark the first day of astronomical ...

The pre-summer season is here. Days have gotten warmer, longer and, after we started daylight saving time, sunsets are happening an hour later. Yes, spring is about to spring forth. Here's what to ...

The spring equinox, also called the vernal equinox, marks the official start of spring in the northern hemisphere. It occurs when the sun shines directly on the equator, resulting in nearly equal ...

It’s far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday. The vernal equinox arrives on Friday, marking the start of the spring season for the ...