The mornings are getting lighter the days longer and the dawn
chorus starts before I get up so………… When is the First Day of
Spring ? Climatologically The Met Office classes the first day
of spring as the 1st day of March, but because of the variation
in the days on which the equinox and solstice falls, it is more
convenient to use whole months. The Met Office therefore
classifies the spring months as being March, April and May
(Boring) Traditionally the first day of spring is Astronomically
derived therefore, The first day of spring this year is Friday
March 20th. The equinox will be at 5:48 GMT. At this time the
Sun will cross directly over the Earth’s equator. This moment is
known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. For the
Southern Hemisphere, this is the moment of the autumnal equinox.
Vernal comes originally from the Latin word for bloom and refers
to the fact that, in the northern hemisphere, this equinox marks
the end of winter and the beginning of spring. An equinox is a
time when the ni