March 20 - Equinox Full Supermoon

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Full supermoon at March 2019 equinox The full moon crests less than 4 hours after the arrival of today's equinox. It’s the closest coincidence of a full moon with the March equinox since 2000. Read more. Fastest sunsets happen near equinoxes We're talking about the amount of time needed for the body of the sun to sink below the horizon. It's true. The sun actually sets faster around the time of an equinox. Read more. A Chinese perspective on spring In Chinese thought, spring is associated with the direction east, the sunrise direction as Earth spins us toward the beginning of each new day. Read more.

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March equinox: All you need to know The equinox happens today at 21:58 UTC; translate UTC to your time. Here are 4 photos of quarter-Earth seen from space, showing equinoxes and solstices. Image via Geosync. Read more.

Night basketball View at EarthSky Community Photos. | The nights are beckoning! Niko Powe in Kewanee, Illinois, caught this image on March 19 with the GoPro app on his iPhone. He wrote: "It was definitely cool’N like - a nice spring evening - and the moon was reflecting just right for a li'l night basketball!! The halo is the added bonus!!" Thanks, Niko!  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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