March equinox (Northern Hemisphere spring equinox)
The U.S. Naval Observatory gives the March equinox at 14:46 UT on 20 March 2026; its season guidance notes that seasonal naming conventions are hemisphere-dependent.
Date and recurrence
20 March 2026 at 14:46 UT
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Astronomical event / Northern Hemisphere seasonal naming. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Spring Equinox
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Sources
- U.S. Naval Observatory — Earth seasons 2026Astronomical Authority
- U.S. Naval Observatory — Earth’s seasonsAstronomical Authority
Frequently asked questions
When is March equinox (Northern Hemisphere spring equinox)?
20 March 2026 at 14:46 UT The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 20 March 2026 at 14:46 UT.
Does March equinox (Northern Hemisphere spring equinox) fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is March equinox (Northern Hemisphere spring equinox) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Astronomical event / Northern Hemisphere seasonal naming. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes March equinox (Northern Hemisphere spring equinox)?
The stored designation basis is: The U.S. Naval Observatory gives the March equinox at 14:46 UT on 20 March 2026; its season guidance notes that seasonal naming conventions are hemisphere-dependent.. Supporting provenance includes U.S. Naval Observatory — Earth seasons 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is March equinox (Northern Hemisphere spring equinox) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Astronomical event / Northern Hemisphere seasonal naming. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.