Overview
- Mexico’s INAOE sets the moment at 08:46 on Friday, March 20 (central Mexico time).
- Spain’s National Astronomical Observatory calculates 15:46 local time for the start of spring, while the Farmer’s Almanac lists 10:46 a.m. EDT for New York.
- The equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the equator, bringing nearly equal day and night and lengthening daylight in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Large crowds traditionally visit Mexican archaeological sites such as Chichén Itzá, Teotihuacán, Monte Albán, Mitla, El Tajín and Tulum, where Kukulkán’s pyramid shows a ‘descending serpent’ light-and-shadow effect.
- Spring 2026 is reported to last 92 days and 18 hours, ending on June 21.