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It's Spring. Spring is also the title of the photo set by St. Louis blogger Shelley Powers that includes this wonderful moment, from a human perspective. And it's the day that's as long as the night, except in Guam: The first day of spring is called the vernal equinox and vernal equinox directly translates from the Latin as Green Equal Night. In theory, all parts of the world have a 12-hour day and a 12-hour night. It isn't true here, our "green equal night" occurred last Monday, the 12th of March, when the sun rose and set at 6:31. Spring or vernal equinox occurs when the sun is straight over the equator and that will happen at 10:06 a.m. next Wednesday. Discover Magazine relaunched today with the natural event in mind, according to its press release, The website relaunch will coincide with the Spring Equinox (March 20), a longstanding symbol of rebirth and renewal. And grapes. The nifty video player that leads its homepage alternates between a YouTube-style "Play" arrow and a video still of a lovely bunch of blue grapes. Grapes are lush symbols, too. Looking up? Tonight's Sky for Tuesday, Mar 20 2007 at Earth & Sky. 
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