It seems like yesterday that we welcomed winter, but after about three months, spring is here. Little by little the trees fill with leaves, many other plants begin to bloom, and the gardens fill with color and life.
If you want to know the curiosities of spring 2017, then we are going to tell you what will be the highlights of this colorful season.
When did it start?
Spring this year started yesterday Monday, March 20 at 10.28 UTC, which was 11.28:XNUMX a.m. on the Iberian Peninsula and an hour earlier in the Canary Islands. It is related to the spring equinox, that is, the time when the day and night have the same hours since the Sun is just above the equator. It will last for 92 days and 18 hours.
What will the weather be like?
According to the predictions of the AEMET that we told you in Another item, This spring is expected to be warmer than normal in much of the country, like half this peninsula and in the Balearic Islands, and drier in the north and west of the peninsula. During the day, the average temperature can easily exceed 20ºC, but at night it will cool.
Is there a visible planet?
If you are fond of astronomy or if you simply like to see the sky from time to time, during this season you will see venus and saturn at dawn; Jupiter will be visible at night in early spring and at sunset in April, and Mars you will be able to see it during all these weeks in the evening sky.
Will there be meteor showers?
Yes. On the one hand, April 22-23 will be the days during which the Lyrids can be enjoyed very much, since the moon will be waning and therefore the light emitted by the meteors will be much more visible.
For other, on May 6-7 we will have the meteor shower coming from Halley's Comet, although our satellite will be in an increasing phase and will make observation a little difficult.
When is the time changed?
On Sunday March 26 at 02.00:03.00 a.m. it will be XNUMX:XNUMX a.m.. This means that we will sleep that day one hour less, but we will have one more hour of light. Since I don't think you want to get up so late to change the time, you can do it either before going to sleep or the next day.
Have a happy spring.