Vernal Equinox 2024 Time. The vernal equinox โ is an astronomical phenomenon when the sun, in its visible motion along the ecliptic, crosses the celestial equator. The spring equinox officially starts at 8:06 p.m.
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 vernal equinox happens on march 19, 2024, at 23h06 edt (03h06 gmt, march 20) , marking the astronomical beginning of the spring season in the northern hemisphere and the autumn.