What does the Spring Equinox mean? When is the Spring Equinox in 2019?

What does the Spring Equinox mean? When is the Spring Equinox in 2019?
What does the Spring Equinox mean? When is the Spring Equinox in 2019? The Spring Equinox is the midpoint of the ninety days of spring. One of the 24 solar terms, it falls on March 20 of the Gregorian calendar every year when the sun is at 0° of ecliptic longitude (the vernal equinox). For more details about the 2019 lunar calendar for February, please visit Mr. Shuimo’s website for consultation!

What does the Spring Equinox mean?

The vernal equinox, the autumnal equinox, the winter solstice and the summer solstice are collectively known as the "two equinoxes and two solstices" and are the four most important and iconic solar terms among the twenty-four solar terms. "Collected Explanations of the 72 Seasonal Changes" states: "The middle of February. Equinox means half, and this is half of ninety days, so it is called equinox." During the Spring Equinox, the sun reaches zero degrees of the ecliptic longitude, which is exactly in the middle of February. Because it divides spring into two halves, it is called the Spring Equinox. During the Spring Equinox, the changes in nature are manifested in that the day and night are of equal length. The "Chun Qiu Fan Lu" says: "During the Spring Equinox, yin and yang are half and half, so the day and night are equal and the cold and heat are neutral." This is the greatest feature of the Spring Equinox. There are two such days of "half yin and half yang" every year, one is the vernal equinox and the other is the autumnal equinox, so there is a saying: "On the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox, day and night are equal."

When is the Spring Equinox in 2019?

Equinox: Thursday, March 21, 2019 05:57:59. On this day, the sun shines directly on the earth's equator, which is the vernal equinox for us in the northern hemisphere. The Spring Equinox is also a festival and sacrificial celebration. Ancient emperors had the ritual of worshiping the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. The Emperor of Zhou Dynasty offered sacrifices to the Sun at the Sun Altar. In folk activities, it is generally regarded as the official start of outing. The days in all parts of the Northern Hemisphere become longer from the winter solstice, but the days are longer than nights from the vernal equinox. On the winter solstice, the sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn, and the days are the shortest in all parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Then, the sun's direct point begins to move northward, and the days in all parts of the Northern Hemisphere become longer and longer. After the vernal equinox, the sun's direct point moves to the Northern Hemisphere, and the days in the Northern Hemisphere begin to be longer than the nights.
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