Earliest Vernal Equinox in over a century arrives tonight

[pokerfan]

Get ready to start balancing those eggs!

Across much of the United States, this has been an unusually mild winter, especially for those living east of the Mississippi. Not a few people have noted that spring seems to have come early this year. Of course, in a meteorological sense that could be true, but in 2012 it will also be true in an astronomical sense as well, because this year spring will make its earliest arrival since the late 19th century: 1896, to be exact.

The vernal equinox — the first day of spring — will arrive tomorrow (March 20) at 05:14 Universal Time, or 1:14 a.m. EDT (10:14 p.m. PDT). Even more intriguing is that for those in the Mountain and Pacific Time zones, the equinox will actually arrive tonight (March 19).

http://www.space.com/14951-spring-equinox-early-arrival-2012.html

[LiberalEsto]

1. Well, that explains everything!

Or at least that's what the climate change deniers will say (provided they even know when the equinox occurs).

Happy spring!

[OffWithTheirHeads]

2. So can we begin the war on Easter tonight?

[longship]

4. No wonder!

We've had three months of higher than average temperatures. No wonder! Spring is 24 hours earlier this year! Must be a communist conspiracy.

In this political environment, I'm obliged to post this:

[pokerfan]

5. I heard someone blame Global Warming on DST

It's an extra hour of daylight! You think that doesn't have an effect?

[longship]

6. Priceless, Fucking Priceless

but oh so stupid!