2024 Spring Equinox Date Time And And Location. On march 19, the vernal equinox will see spring come to the northern hemisphere as the sun reaches the spot where the ecliptic and celestial equator cross each other. The spring equinox is tuesday, march 19 and brings the first day of astronomical spring to the northern hemisphere.
The vernal equinox, the astronomical beginning of spring, occurs this year today, tuesday, 19 march, 2024 at 3:06 utc (11:06 pm edt). The spring equinox (march 19, 2024) signals the start of spring in the northern hemisphere, the beginning of autumn in the southern hemisphere, and a rare moment of equal night across the world.