Between the two solstices, the equinoxes mark the start of spring and autumn.
These are the spring or vernal equinox and the autumn equinox.
Astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich said: At two points in the year the Sun will illuminate the northern and southern hemispheres equally. These are known as the equinoxes: the autumnal equinox and vernal or spring equinox.
The name equinox comes from the Latin words aequus or equal and nox or night.
The vernal equinox marks the change from winter to spring
When is the spring equinox this year?
The equinoxes always fall on a date towards the end of March or September.
Metro Detroit weather: Mainly clear, chilly Saturday evening
Temps in the 30s
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DETROIT – Welcome to Saturday evening, Motown.
The countdown to spring is on while it definitely feels like late-winter. Temperatures dip this evening, then nose dive overnight. We have another sight of, at least, two planets in Sunday’s pre-dawn sky. Tomorrow will be chilly. Higher temps are on the way next week. Cannot wait for new, milder season to begin in two weeks at 5:37 a.m., Saturday, with the vernal equinox.
Saturday afternoon will be mostly sunny and chilly. In women’s college basketball, MSU hosts Wisconsin at 2 p.m., and Michigan hosts Northwestern at 3 p.m. Highs will be in the low 40s in the Motor City area and Southern Lower Michigan.
Drive: Chevrolet s 2021 Tahoe handles well in Connecticut s winter weather
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Chevrolet’s 2021 Tahoe features an independent rear suspension.Chevrolet Pressroom / Contributed photosShow MoreShow Less
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Chevrolet s 2021 Tahoe features an independent rear suspension.Chevrolet Pressroom / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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More than once over the years, we’ve lavished praise on Fiat-Chrysler’s Ram pickup trucks for their comfortable ride and crisp handling qualities attributable mostly to the trucks’ independent rear suspensions.
Other automakers, notably General Motors, have persisted in equipping their pickup trucks and large, truck-body SUVs with solid rear axles, endowing them with riding and driving qualities that are, well, trucky.