1831 GMT (1:31PM Eastern) on March 20th .
March 20, 2010 at 17:32 GMT.
The Vernal Equinox is March 20, 2009 at 11:44 UCT in the northern hemisphere. New York is GMT-4 , so 7:44 AM EDT.
the vernal equinox is always on the 21 of march. that's the day I'm righting this. _______________________________ The equinoxes occur on March 21 and September 21, plus or minus one day because of the cycle of leap years. In the northern hemisphere, the vernal equinox is in March, and the autumnal equinox is in September; in the southern hemisphere, it's reversed. In 1978, the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere was March 20, 1978 at 5: 10 PM GMT.
When will the vernal equinox be in 2010
In 2009, the vernal equinox occured on March 20 at 11:44 UTC. For the layman (such as myself), UTC corresponds to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Central Standard Time is 6 hours behind GMT (or UTC - 6 ). Keeping in mind that we are observing daylight savings time in the U.S. (presumably in Canada and Mexico, too), the difference is only 5 hours between Central Daylight Time (CDT) and GMT. So the vernal equinox for 2009 occurred at 6:44 AM CDT. 11:44 UTC or GMT - 6:00 difference between GMT and CST +1:00 daylight savings time adjustment _____ 6:44 AM CDT local time of vernal equinox
There are two kinds; the vernal equinox when the Sun passes over the equator heading toward you, or the autumnal equinox when the Sun passes over the equator going away from you. If you live in the northern hemisphere - North America, Asia, Europe - the vernal (or spring ) equinox is around March 21. If you are in the southern hemisphere - most of Africa and south America, and all of Australia - the vernal equinox is around September 21. Each of these dates can shift one or two days either way depending on the cycle of leap years. In 2010, the March equinox (vernal for us in the north, autumnal for you Aussies) is on March 21 at 17:32 GMT. The September equinox (my autumnal here in California, but vernal for my friends down in Kiwi Land :-) ) is on September 23 at 03:09 GMT.
Yes and No. The equinox's occurs when the sun is directly over the equator. This is the same moment all over the world. However due to local time zones this would have been at different local times. For 2010 the vernal equinox occurred on March 20th, at 17:32 GMT so for countries in timezones of more than +7hours GMT such as Japan the equinox would have been on March 21st.
Equinox happens twice a year. The Vernal equinox is also called the Spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. The 2014 Vernal equinox was on March 20, 12:57 P.M. EDT.
The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring, on or around March 21st.
After the Vernal Equinox the days get shorter as winter approaches.