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Jennifer Lynn Bartlett<p>For those who celebrate, may you rejoice in the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/WinterSolstice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WinterSolstice</span></a> promise of new days.</p><p>Today at 4:21 AM US EST, the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a> reached its point farthest south of the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/celestialequator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celestialequator</span></a>, giving the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/northernhemisphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northernhemisphere</span></a> its shortest daylight period.</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winter</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/solstice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solstice</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/calendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calendar</span></a> <br>photograph courtesy of birgl via Pixabay</p>
Jennifer Lynn Bartlett<p>Today, on the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/September" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>September</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/equinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equinox</span></a>, the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a> rose due <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/east" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>east</span></a> and set due <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/west" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>west</span></a> </p><p>At<br>12:44 UTC<br>08:44 US EDT</p><p>the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a> crossed the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/celestialequator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celestialequator</span></a> heading <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/south" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>south</span></a>, beginning of <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/northernhemispher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northernhemispher</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a> (<a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/fall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fall</span></a>). </p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/calendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calendar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>timekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/autumnalequinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autumnalequinox</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/septemberequinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>septemberequinox</span></a> <br>public domain image courtesy of Divad (2010) via Wikimedia Commons</p>
Jennifer Lynn Bartlett<p>For those who celebrate, may you find your <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/balance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>balance</span></a> in <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> 's balance. Happy <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/VernalEquinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VernalEquinox</span></a>!</p><p>March 20, 2024 03:06 UTC <br>March 19, 2024 11:06 PM US EDT</p><p>The <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a> crosses the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/celestialequator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celestialequator</span></a> heading <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/north" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>north</span></a>, marking the beginning of northern <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spring</span></a>. Right ascension, or celestial meridians, are measured eastward from this intersection.</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/calendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calendar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>timekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/equinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equinox</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/season" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>season</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>time</span></a></p>
The Krononaut Moon Project 🌑<p>&nbsp;<br>Why talk about the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/FullMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FullMoon</span></a> nearest to the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/VernalEquinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VernalEquinox</span></a>? This calculation for <a href="https://me.dm/tags/KrononautMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KrononautMoon</span></a> is simpler and less dependent on human calendars. It's based on nature — the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a> crossing the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/CelestialEquator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CelestialEquator</span></a> from south to north.</p><p>A <a href="https://me.dm/tags/KrononautMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KrononautMoon</span></a> will almost always occur between March 6 and April 3. We needn't know what month it is, only when the spring equinox is. Our website (in beta) lists dates thru the next decade, including a <a href="https://me.dm/tags/TotalLunarEclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TotalLunarEclipse</span></a> in 2025.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://KronoMoon.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">KronoMoon.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Susan A. Kitchens<p>“The March equinox is the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator—an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator—from south to north. This happens on March 19, 20, or 21 every year.”</p><p>In Los Angeles, California, USA: Monday, March 20, 2023 at 2:24 pm PDT<br>This corresponds to Monday, March 20, 2023 at 21:24 UTC.</p><p>Should I wait 5 more hours before I bid you Happy Spring? Naaaa, we are close enough. </p><p>Happy Spring!</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Equinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equinox</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spring</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/celestialEquator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celestialEquator</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/march-equinox.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">timeanddate.com/calendar/march</span><span class="invisible">-equinox.html</span></a></p>