Spring does not always arrive on the 21st, nor on a sunny day. This year, the astronomical phenomenon that marks the beginning of the station will be this Thursday at 10.02. Then, the spring equinox will occur: at which time the earth crosses a point of its orbit in which the center of the sun crosses the celestial Ecuador in its apparent movement towards the north. The fact will coincide with the arrival to the peninsula of Martin,, which, in addition to rains, will bring wind gusts of up to 110 kilometers per hour.
In the 21st century, the beginning of spring can vary between March 19 and 21, according to a report by the National Astronomical Observatory collected by Servimedia. The variation depends on the relationship between the Gregorian calendar and the rotation of the earth around the sun. The planet has already registered the most backward spring of the century in 2003, but not the most advanced, which will be in 2096. During the 92 days and 18 hours that will last the season this year, the days in Spain will be extended at a rate of almost three minutes daily until the arrival of summer, on June 21. Every morning, the sunrise will be advanced more than a minute; Every afternoon, more than a minute will be put later.
This Thursday, the day and night will have practically the same duration. The same will happen in the southern hemisphere, where autumn begins. This is because the axis of the earth is perpendicular to its orbit around the sun. From there the name given to the phenomenon: Latin equinox is aequinotiumwhich means “equal night.”
Given the illusion of the warmer temperatures that spring brings, the peninsula prepares for the arrival of Borrasca Martin. , the new temporal, from the Atlantic, will notice 16 provinces. In communities such as Andalusia, where heavy rains produced an important flood of the Guadalquivir River and floods in Córdoba and Malaga, the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, asked for “coordination and prudence” in a publication in his X account.
We are very aware of a new storm that will leave strong rainfall again from tomorrow, as the.
This morning we have analyzed the situation at the emergency plan meeting in the face of flooding.
Coordination and prudence.
– Juanma Moreno (@juanma_moreno)
When clear the transformation of the night sky can be observed. In the first days of spring, characteristics of winter such as Orion, Can Mayor and Gemini will still be visible. To the extent that the Earth advances on its orbit in the direction of the summer solstice, the spring constellations Leo, Virgo and the Boyero will be made with the sky.
The same goes for the presence of the planets. Mars and Jupiter will continue present after the first occasions of the station. However, Jupiter will disappear at the beginning of June, when Mercury makes his appearance. During the early morning, spring will open its orphan path of planets, until at the end of this month Venus appears. In April, Saturn and Mercury will do so, which will disappear quickly, at the end of May.
Eclipse and time change
While Parliament and the European Commission have, spring also brings the summer schedule. As with every last Sunday of March, at 2.00 in the morning you will have to advance the watches at 3.00. Thus, on the 30th it will lose an hour and will begin the summer schedule. The day before, however, something unusual will happen: a partial sun eclipse can be seen throughout Spain.
This eclipse, which will happen at noon, is the first of an unprecedented astronomical calendar in Spain. In August 2026 and 2027 two total eclipses will be seen. In January 2028, there will also be an eclipse.
