Happy Vernal Equinox, Phoenix!

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Elisabeth Moody

My dad, being an astronomer, loves to wish us a “happy vernal equinox.” The vernal equinox is the first day of spring when the day and the night are exactly equal. (Vernal = green, Equinox = equal night) While the official vernal equinox is scheduled for March 20th, Phoenix is predicted to have a 6:37am sunrise and a 6:37pm sunset tomorrow. So—in honor of my dad—”Phoenix, Happy Vernal Equinox!” :)

This entry was posted in family, holidays. Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>