Spring Equinox FM Crowd
Spring Equinox FM
Event Description:
1. When: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 - 5:30 p.m. through 6:00 p.m. at the Silver Springs Survey Point.
2. The Flash Mob at the Silver Springs Survey Point will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will last until 6:00 p.m.
3. A group photo will be taken at 5:55 p.m. at the Silver Springs Survey Point.
4. At 6:00 p.m. we will clean up the site and head back down to the trail head. Be sure to stay with the group on the way down to enjoy the terrific views and caching stories from the trail!
*Please register for this event by logging your Will Attend with the number of people in your group.
Spring Equinox 2023
Seasons can be defined in several different ways. The astronomical definition is based on the equinoxes and solstices, and spring begins with the spring equinox or vernal equinox. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is the equinox in March; south of the equator, it's the September equinox.
Greatest Increase in Day Length
As spring starts, the length of day increases dramatically in most regions—except for the tropics, where day lengths do not change much during the course of a year.
In fact, the increase is greatest in the days surrounding the spring equinox. After that, days still get longer, but at an ever-decreasing rate. On the longest day of the year, the summer solstice, the day-to-day difference reaches zero.
At the same time, locations farther from the equator experience larger day-to-day differences. In Toronto, the day of the spring equinox is 3 minutes longer than the previous day; in Miami, roughly 2000 kilometers or 1200 miles farther south, the difference is only about 1 minute and 31 seconds.
* If you are feeling ill the day of the event, please stay home.
Come on out and enjoy the fun!