Assertion: vernal equinox | /r/CapableOf | mark the beginning of spring
Facets:
value: in the northern hemisphere
type: LOCATION
value: according to the gregorian calendar
type: OTHER
value: officially
type: MANNER
value: in most cultures
type: LOCATION
value: conventionally
type: OTHER
value: in autumn
type: TEMPORAL
value: for the northern hemisphere
type: OTHER
value: in march
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: According to the astronomical definition of the seasons, the vernal equinox also marks the beginning of spring, which lasts until the summer solstice (June 20 or 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, December 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere).
text: The vernal equinox marks the start of spring and a time for new beginnings, birth and fresh starts.
text: The vernal equinox takes place on March 20 or March 21 and signals the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
text: In the Northern Hemisphere the Spring Equinox happens around March 20, marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
text: In March, the vernal equinox signals the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the south, and the reverse happens during the September equinox.
text: For the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox marks the start of spring, while in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the official beginning of autumn.
text: The March equinox may be taken to mark the beginning of spring and the end of winter in the Northern Hemisphere but marks the beginning of autumn and the end of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
text: In the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox is called the vernal equinox, because it signals the beginning of spring (vernal means fresh or new like the spring).
text: According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), vernal equinox is an astronomical event that marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere.
text: In the northern hemisphere, the vernal equinox (March) conventionally marks the beginning of spring in most cultures and is considered the start of the New Year in the Assyrian calendar, Hindu, and the Persian or Iranian calendars,[a] while the autumnal equinox (September) marks the beginning of autumn.
text: The vernal equinox, marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, occurs about March 21, when the Sun moves north across the celestial equator.
text: The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere, but in the southern hemisphere it marks the beginning of autumn.
text: The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring.
text: The vernal equinox, which marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere - and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere - will occur late Thursday night in the U.S.
text: It marks the beginning of spring.
text: This year, the Vernal Equinox will take place on Tuesday, March 20 and will officially mark the beginning of spring.
text: In the northern hemisphere, the vernal equinox (March) conventionally marks the beginning of spring in most cultures and is considered the New Year in the Persian calendar or Iranian calendars as Nowruz (means new day), while the autumnal equinox (September) marks the beginning of autumn.
text: We've got a doubleheader of astronomical action Wednesday: the vernal equinox, which marks the beginning of spring, along with the final "supermoon" of the year.
text: The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring according to the Gregorian calendar that most of us use throughout the world.
text: The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
text: The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
text: The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring according to the Gregorian calendar that most of us use throughout the world.
text: The Vernal equinox marks the start of spring, which has traditionally symbolised birth, renewal and fresh starts.
text: Two such points exist: the vernal equinox, which is approximately March 21, marks the start of spring, and the autumnal equinox, approximately September 20, marks the start of autumn.
text: The vernal equinox occurs on March 20 or March 21 each year and signals the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (and fall in the Southern Hemisphere).
text: As TIME wrote last year, the vernal equinox is when “earth’s axis is angled such that the world gets an equal amount of daylight and night,” signaling the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
text: The Spring Equinox officially marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and there are celebrations around the world to usher in longer days and springtime.
text: The spring equinox marks the beginning of spring and from this day forward the day is longer than the night.
text: This year, the vernal equinox, which signals the beginning of spring, occurs at 11:50 p.m.