Spring Is Scheduled To Arrive Today at 5:58 P.M. – With Warmer Weather
The vernal equinox when the Sun is exactly above the equator is due to take place at today 5:58 p.m. and marks the beginning of spring.
The vernal equinox is one of only two times of the year when the Earth’s axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in an almost equal amount of daylight and darkness.
For most of us Montrealers today may seem like another Wednesday, but for centuries ancient civilizations celebrated the vernal equinox because it signaled the food supplies would soon return.
Early Egyptians built the Great Sphinx to points directly toward the rising Sun on the day of the vernal equinox.
In Christianity, Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.*
Today according to Environment Canada
Mainly sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h in the afternoon. High 8. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight, A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low zero.