He is certain that the first day of spring is on 1st March but I am sure that the first day is 21st March.
Who is right?
This is for the UK in case it is different in the US.
2007-03-15 22:47:51 · 24 answers · asked by abluebobcat 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Astronomically, some Western countries consider spring to begin with the vernal equinox, around March 20 in the Northern Hemisphere
2007-03-15 22:51:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently the Met Office uses the first of March as the start of Spring, but according to what I read recently, officially Spring does not start until the Spting Equinox on the 21st of March.
2007-03-16 05:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by lululaluau 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The 1st day of Spring is a woolly concept.
If you mean when does stuff start growing again, it hasn't really stopped this Winter, the grass is high & the primulas have been in in bloom all winter, & my Parsely hasn't stopped growing.
(I had fresh Parsely on me Crimble dinner!)
If you mean when does the Vernal Equinox happen, it's the 21/03/2007.
If you mean when do the Gods start frolicking again after the Winter, pick a religion!
The Equinox is a sound, astronomical basis for marking a change.
I don't know when BST starts, but the Equinox would be my guess. (Thats British Summer Time, as opposed to Greenwitch Mean Time, for US readers)
2007-03-17 13:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by archolman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The official start of spring, according to the Meteorological office, is the vernal equinox which falls on either March 20 or 21
2007-03-16 08:16:16 · answer #4 · answered by Peter H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
March 21st
2007-03-16 11:53:40 · answer #5 · answered by MarisaV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first day of spring is around March 20th (Vernal/Spring equinox). Daylight savings was pushed back three weeks this year for some reason. I'm not sure why they did it, but it's not the official date for the beginning of Spring.
2007-03-16 11:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first day of Spring is 21st of March, my darling daughter's birthday.
2007-03-16 08:51:59 · answer #7 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right. Sorry to your friend the spring equinox is on March 21.
2007-03-16 18:58:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you are correct, This year Spring falls on March 21st. and Next year the 20 th if the arguement happens to come up again then =P
Also heres a link and it has a chart on it to show you too just if you wanna show your riend too lol
Shell
2007-03-16 05:55:07 · answer #9 · answered by wee_hawty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This year it is the 20th of march at 20:07. But the 21th march universal time. Equinox meaning "equal nights"
2007-03-16 15:28:28 · answer #10 · answered by andromeda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋