March Equinox in South Africa ― Date, History, and Details
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History of March Equinox in South Africa 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 2020, the March equinox falls on Friday 20 March.
Day and night are exactly the same length on the equinoxes. But the Sun rises due east and sets due west only on the two days around the equinoxes. For the rest of the year, it rises and sets at intermediate angles.
On the day of the equinox, people all over the world celebrate the change of season.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the March equinox marks the beginning of autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the start of spring.
One of the most famous celebrations of the equinox is the Vernal (Spring) Equinox at Stonehenge in England. Every year, on the morning of the equinox, thousands of people gather at the ancient stone circle to watch the sun rise.