Spring Equinox: Longer Days & Brighter Evenings

0:00On this March 18th and Leicester, here's what is making headlines. Longer days are here at last, with the spring equilux. The moment when daylight and nighttime split evenly at 12 hours each. This happened on March 17th, for northern parts of the UK and March 18th for the south. Kicking off more sunshine, then darkness from now. On. Coming up soon, the spring equinox hits on Friday March 20th at 2.45pm. That's when the earth's tilt lines up just right, giving equal sunlight to both hemispheres and marking the start of astronomical spring in the north. People have waited through a long, rainy winter for this shift, and it's already boosting moods with extra light. Many think of March 1st as spring start for weather purposes, but the equinox sets the official astronomical calendar. Next Sunday, March 29th, clock spring forward one hour at 1am, ending Greenwich mean time and starting British summertime. That means brighter evenings right away, even if mornings feel a bit darker for early

1:00birds. These changes promise a real lift after the gloom, stretching evenings for outdoor time and easing into warmer months ahead. A quick thank you to our sponsor of today's episode. And you need a moment alone, just lay back and listen, S-O-L-L-I-SOLYPILLOW.com.