Vernal Equinox ... What is it and what is it characterized by?

Weather of Arabia - On the 20th of March in the northern part of the globe, the spring equinox is declared, announcing the end of the winter and the beginning of the spring astronomically, announcing the beginning of the spring.

What is vernal equinox?

It is the time when day and night are equal in most regions of the globe, where the sun is vertical (in its apparent motion) along the equator.

After this date, the day begins by gaining increased minutes every day from the night for three months, until the summer solstice on June 20, the longest full day of the year in the northern hemisphere.

What is characterized by vernal equinox?

Spring equinox is characterized by:

• Equals day and night on this day.
• An opportunity to accurately identify trends
• Sunrise for the first time in the Arctic after a 6-month-long night
• The sun sets for the first time in Antarctica after a 6-month day
• The vernal equinox does not necessarily mean direct receding of the cold or rapid changes in the weather

Entering the northern part of the globe astronomically within the spring, does not necessarily mean direct changes to the weather, such as high temperatures or stable weather, but that entering in the spring is gradual and slow, with the cold weather sometimes continuing in many Arab countries. Especially those located on the Mediterranean basin.

The beginning of the spring in this date is an astronomical beginning only, despite the increased exposure of the northern hemisphere of the globe to the sun gradually, starting from this day and the coming of the gradually warm days, but the weather fluctuations continue in the spring, where climatic statistics indicate the Levant For example, that 15% of the rainy season occurs during the spring, while most of the strong rainy conditions that affect the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf are during the spring.