vernal equinox

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The odds also tend to increase around equinoxes — the vernal equinox occurred last week — due to a more favorable tilt in the Earth’s axis, Murtagh said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024

Pretty much aligned with the vernal equinox, give or take a few days, St. Patrick’s Day lands just right on the calendar for a celebration.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024

More specifically, March 19, the spring, or vernal, equinox — also known as the first day of spring.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Then, in March, nature will once again bring us the vernal equinox, the time of year that ushers in spring in the North.

From National Geographic • Sep. 21, 2023

Just after the vernal equinox the third hour of Mark would be about 9 A.M., and the sixth hour of the Synoptists would be about noon.

From A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version by Robertson, Archibald Thomas