Spring Equinox 2024 Northern Hemisphere

Spring Equinox 2024 Northern Hemisphere. This year, the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere is on 21 december, and therefore our astronomical winter begins today. 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.

Winter lasts from saturday, dec. The winter solstice marks the official start of the astronomical winter, as the sun reaches its most southerly point in the sky as seen from earth.