The First day of Spring 2016 comes a bit earlier
This year we’ve already seen a Solar eclipse across the South Pacific, and the Leap year has come and gone, and now the first day of spring 2016 arrives a bit earlier than usual. But per nearly any obscure day, the Google Doodle has got you covered.
The Catholic holiday of Easter is coming up soon, and quite soon as it rarely occurs in March. Only every 4 to 5 years and only in Western culture does Easter fall in tail end of March. But like many faith-sourced holidays, this holiday finds its celebration based on the cycles of celestial objections; in Easter’s case, the Moon.
The first day of Spring 2016 is determined by the position of the Earth’s in its orbit, or the halfway position between the beginning of Winter and Summer. Or more explicitly…
An equinox is an astronomical event in which the plane of Earth’s equator passes through the center of the Sun (Wikipedia: Equinox)
Thanks to Google for making what used to be a significant change in the climate for an almost strictly agriculturally-based society, into a pleasant footnote on the page of modern society.