Starts March 19–21; ends June 20–22. Astronomical Winter (Winter Solstice to Vernal Equinox) Months: Mid-December, January, February, to Mid-March
Once upon a time, the world was divided by two different ways of looking at the sky. One group, the , watched the Earth’s tilt as it danced around the sun. They waited for specific moments called equinoxes and solstices to announce a new season. In the Northern Hemisphere, they declared spring on the March equinox (around March 20) and winter on the December solstice (around December 21). months for the seasons verified
Starts March 19–21; ends June 20–22. Astronomical Winter (Winter Solstice to Vernal Equinox) Months: Mid-December, January, February, to Mid-March
Once upon a time, the world was divided by two different ways of looking at the sky. One group, the , watched the Earth’s tilt as it danced around the sun. They waited for specific moments called equinoxes and solstices to announce a new season. In the Northern Hemisphere, they declared spring on the March equinox (around March 20) and winter on the December solstice (around December 21).