Azerbaijan National Academy of Science

This year the arrival of spring is expected on March 20, at 14:29 a.m.

Baku time in Azerbaijan. According to Deputy Director of ANAS Shamakhi Astrophysics Observatory after N.Tusi, PhD in Physics Khidir Mikayilov the Sun will move from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere.

At that moment, the Sun will be on the intersection of the Earth's equatorial and ecliptic planes. It is called in astronomy as "spring equinox".

The equinox is recorded when the Sun shines directly on the equator. Since then, the astronomical spring begins in the northern hemisphere and it will continue till June 21.

Noted that, first "charshanba" will be on February 21, but later one - on 14 March.

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