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Spring Equinox Arrives March 20, 2026: Daylight Balance

3/16/2026

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The spring equinox will occur on March 20, 2026, at 10:46 a.m. Eastern Time.
Day and night are nearly equal because Earth's axis tilts neither toward nor away from the sun.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west on that day.
Saturn experiences equinoxes every 15 Earth years, with the next one on October 10, 2054.

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The spring equinox will occur on March 20, 2026, at 10:46 a.m. Eastern Time.
Day and night are nearly equal because Earth's axis tilts neither toward nor away from the sun.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west on that day.
Saturn experiences equinoxes every 15 Earth years, with the next one on October 10, 2054.