The sun sets in Manchester, UK, on the spring equinox in 2022 Anthony Devlin/Getty Images
Today is the spring, or vernal, equinox in the northern hemisphere, and the autumnal equinox in the southern hemisphere.
What is an equinox?
The equinox happens when the sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line that runs through the sky directly above the equator. This means the sun sits exactly between the hemispheres at this point.
When is the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere?
The equinox isn’t a day but a time. This year, it is at …
