COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the year unfolds, we experience the distinct changes in weather that mark the passage of time: the freshness of Spring, the warmth of Summer, the crispness of Autumn, and the ...

Starting off with astronomical seasons, this system bases itself on the Solstices and Equinoxes that occur each year as Earth ...

Thursday marks the vernal equinox, or the first day of spring, in the northern hemisphere — even if the weather in Michigan ...

The Vernal or Spring Equinox takes place on March 20th at 5:01 A.M. This is when the Earth’s poles neither tilt toward or ...

Spring is here! Truly, Thursday was the first day of spring — notwithstanding the overnight snow showers and low in the 20s ...

Did you know both the astronomical first day of spring and Easter Sunday are tied to the spring equinox? How they relate, what to know for spring 2025.

The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night. That’s because on the equinox, day and night last almost ...

Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere. During an equinox, the center of the ...

combined with the tilt of the Earth's axis, is what causes seasons. "Seasons are caused by the fact that the Earth is tilted on its axis by 23.5 degrees," according to the NWS. "The tilt's ...