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The
Spring Equinox
The 2013
spring equinox in the northern hemisphere occurs
Wednesday, March 20, at 04:02am
PDT (11:02 UT), when
the Sun enters Aries.
It is one of the two days of the year that the Sun moves across the celestial
equator, the imaginary line among the stars that lies directly
above the Earth's equator circling from east to west. The Sun's crossing
of the celestial equator occurs one other time, on the autumn equinox.
Both times this crossing occurs, the Sun rises exactly due east
and sets exactly due west!
Note: In
spring the Sun springs up above the celestial equator moving toward
the northernmost position
of the summer solstice
Sun; in the fall it falls below the celestial equator moving
toward the southernmost position of the
winter solstice Sun.
Celestial
Sphere ~ Key Concepts
Image
The
Sun crosses the celestial equator at both equinoxes.
The
Sun is ascending "springing" in
March, and descending "falling" in September.
On
the Equinox, the Earth and Sun are in perfect balance and harmony,
as the sun is centered between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres,
and centered between earth and sky. This creates a sacred cross
of balancing energy that naturally harmonizes the planet and
humanity. Aluna
Joy
Spring
Equinox
A new healing balance comes into play.
Surprise
your friends with these Equinox Facts: At
every equinox the day is really longer than the night!
The word "equinox" means "equal
night," and it refers to a time when the period of daylight and
the period of darkness are equal, amounting to 12 hours each. In
reality
it refers to an instant in time at which the Earth is tilted neither
toward nor away from the Sun. Since the Earth's tilt relative to
the Sun is constantly changing, the 12-hour symmetry can be only
approximately
true anywhere. However, if you look at the sunrise
sunset times for
your location, you find that it is several minutes off on this
date! The date on which there is closest to 12 hours of daytime
and 12 hours
of dark is several days earlier ... Why?
It's because the refracting or bending effects of the Earth's atmosphere
alters the observed time of sunrise and sunset. The Sun rises a
little
earlier and sets a little later due to this effect, causing the
observed equinox to precede the true equinox by a few days in Spring.
In the
fall it follows it by a few days. Larry
Sessions for Space.com in 2003
Only
on the equinox does the Sun move in a perfectly straight line across
the sky.
A time
exposure any other day reveals the Sun on a curving path that's concave
toward
the north during the warm half of the year, and toward the south
during the cold months. But on March 2O the solar track is laser-straight. Bob
Berman at Astronomy
Magazine 4/03
You
can use this day to "orient yourself."
You can
calibrate your sundial, that chore you've been putting off for
so long. You can orient yourself and figure out which windows of
your
house face where. The term "orient yourself" originally arose because
if you knew which way the Orient lay, you could correctly point
east. It's true, scout's honor. Bob
Berman at Astronomy
Magazine 4/03
The
Sun's crossing the celestial equator, rising exactly due east and
setting due west, has a "driving" significance in your everyday
life!
If you're
driving to work at sunrise and traveling east on a due east highway
you will actually see the sun rise directly over the yellow line
in the middle of the road. And conversely if you're driving west
on a due west highway at sunset you will see the Sun set directly
over the yellow line in the middle of the road. In fact I would venture
to say that there will be more sun visors down on the first day of
spring and the first day of autumn than on any other days of the
year. Star
Gazer
The
spring equinox will start to occur in Aquarius in 2597.
The point
the Sun occupies at the equinox creeps westward among the stars.
Two millennia ago it was in the constellation Aries, and the equinoctial
spot is sometimes still called "the first point of Aries." In the
year 69 B.C., however, it moved into Pisces, where it's been ever
since.
The 25,780 year precessional wobble in our axis is the culprit.
We have another 600 years before the true age of harmony and understanding,
when telephone solicitors will stop calling on weekends and supermarkets
will again stock tasty tomatoes. Bob
Berman at Astronomy
Magazine 4/03
Why
Is Spring Called Spring ...
... and
what does this have to do with our founding fathers?
You'll enjoy
this cartoon!
Why
Has the Date Changed for Start of Spring?
The first day of spring used to be
March 21. It is now March 20.
Note: Europe
experiences it's last March 21
equinox in 2007, and not again until 2102. More spring
equinox facts from The
Seasons:
The
direct rays (of the Sun) are at the equator
Six
months of daylight begins at the North Pole
Six
months of darkness begins at the South Pole
It
is the longest day of the year on the equator (autumn equinox is
the longest day, again)
The
sun rises due east and sets due west
Spring
begins in the Northern Hemisphere
Autumn
begins in the Southern Hemisphere
Global
Meditations ~ March Equinox
Equinox
Exact: March 20 at 04:02am PDT (11:02 UT)
Global
Equinox Meditation
Wednesday,
March 20, 2013
11:02 UT or
any other moment
Join
as One through a
global Communion of souls.
Unleash the power of Love into a
soul-tingling juggernaut of blissful emotions
so intense and so empowering that a complete
catharsis of all residual illusion
of separation is achieved.
Global
Equinox Sunrise / Sunset Meditation
March Equinox: Sunrise or Sunset
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Participants
in this World Unity Celebration
TuneIn and SoulConnect 10 minutes before
the sunrise or sunset till 10 minutes after.
One opens the heart to the flow of Universal
Unconditional Love to heal oneself,
all of humanity and the planet.
Global Sunrse / Sunset
Times
International
Earth Day
March Equinox ~ Original Earth Day!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Learn
about St.
Francis and the birth of Earth Day.
Take a moment to say the St. Francis Prayer.
Singing the St.Francis Prayer
Healing
Our Oceans ~
Marine Meditation
March Equinox
8:00pm your time
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
This "Wave" meditation
directs healing and loving
energies to the oceans of the world and will circle
the planet during this 24-hour period.
Gather for "Healing the Oceans of the World"
at a body of water or a sacred site.
The following link is related ...
Golden
Water Activation Meditation
Merge with dolphin and whale consciousness.
Worldwide
Didgeridoo Meditation
March Equinox at Sunset
March 20/21
This
a worldwide link-up of people supporting
environmental and personal awareness.
It is held on the equinoxes and solstices.
Starting at sunset participants are asked to
play or listen to meditative music
(preferably didgeridoos) for 45 minutes
and then sit silently for 15 minutes.
This wave meditation starts in New Zealand,
is followed by Australia, Asia, Arab countries,
Israel, Africa, Europe, with America,
Canada, Middle and South America
completing the world wide circle.
Participants
Worldwide
Global
Sunrse / Sunset Times
Current
and Ongoing Global Meditations
May
new life sping up within you!
I'd
like to know your thoughts about The Night Sky and
if you'd like reminders to Look Up! ...
send me an email.
May your Night Sky traveling always be filled
with Celestial Delights and Treats!
Susan Sun
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