March Equinox in Barbados ― Date, History, and Details
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History of March Equinox in Barbados and How to Celebrate/ Observe It
The March equinox is the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north and day and night are of equal length.
In Barbados, the March equinox occurs on March 20th. On this day, the sun will rise in the east at 6:26 am and set in the west at 6:26 pm. The length of the day will be 12 hours.
This is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. The March equinox is also known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
On the equinox, the sun shines directly on the equator and the day and night are of equal length everywhere on Earth. The word “equinox” comes from the Latin words for “equal night”.
In the days leading up to the equinox, the amount of daylight slowly increases as the sun moves northward along the ecliptic (the sun’s yearly path among the stars). The March equinox marks the beginning of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.