Happy first day of spring to all! You might recognize this day as the start of warmer weather (right as the free parking at Wrightsville Beach ends), or the homestretch of the semester. Officially known as the Spring Equinox, the first day of Spring means more than just the absence of winter. On the equinox, the length of day and night are both equal everywhere in the world. The equinox will occur at exactly 5:58 pm EDT.
This year, a full Moon will occur on the night of the first day of spring, which is also referred to as the Full Worm Moon. On average, this only happens three times per century! It happened most recently in the year 2000. That’s not all! This full moon will also be a supermoon. This mean it will be slightly larger in size than the other full Moons.
So, what does the equinox mean for us?
We can expect more daylight hours, with dawns that begin earlier and sunsets that start later. Essentially, more time in the light and less time in the dark. The arrival of spring also improves the mood of those who suffer from seasonal depression. This is just one of the many positive health effects natural light can have on your life. Because the day is longer, you might just find yourself being more productive as well. They don’t call it “spring cleaning” for nothing! Dairy Queen is also offering a free vanilla soft serve ice cream cone to celebrate the start of spring!
If you get a chance tonight, grab a cone and check out the start-of-spring supermoon at 9:43 pm EDT. Spring Break might be over, but there is still plenty to be achieved this semester!
To learn more about the full moon on the spring equinox, click here!
– Brooke
IMC Hawks Blog 
Very interesting post! Glad to finally have the warmer weather but at the same time devastated to have to pay for parking at Wrightsville Beach again.
Hey Brooke!
One of my most hated days in the year is when we either have to spring forward or backwards because then all my time schedules get wonky. However, you made some good points that may cause me to rethink my opinion! Often everything is so cluttered by the time the spring equinox rolls around that a good spring cleaning is needed. Luckily next time around I’ll know that DQ offers free ice-cream as motivation to clean my apartment.
This was super interesting! I have always thought that learning about things along the lines of daylight savings is fascinating! I feel a lot happier when the days are longer and the sun goes down at 9pm!