How Many Days Until Spring?
Counting to the March equinox, when day and night are close to equal length everywhere on Earth.
When is Spring?
Astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere starts at the March equinox, usually March 19–21. Meteorologists use March 1 instead, because whole months are easier to compare.
The countdown uses your device’s clock and time zone and reaches zero at 00:00 local time on the day. The day count is in calendar days: on the day before, it reads 1.
Questions people ask
Is the first day of spring March 20 or March 21?
It depends on the year and your time zone. The equinox is a single instant; this page uses its date in UTC, which is March 20 in most current years.
What is meteorological spring?
March 1 to May 31 in the Northern Hemisphere. Weather services use whole months so records line up year to year.
When does spring start in the Southern Hemisphere?
At the September equinox, or September 1 by the meteorological definition.
Why the date wobbles
Astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere starts at the March equinox, usually March 19–21. Meteorologists use March 1 instead, because whole months are easier to compare.
Weekday it lands on, next 10 years.
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| 2027 | Saturday, March 20, 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, March 20, 2028 |
| 2029 | Tuesday, March 20, 2029 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, March 20, 2030 |
| 2031 | Thursday, March 20, 2031 |
| 2032 | Saturday, March 20, 2032 |
| 2033 | Sunday, March 20, 2033 |
| 2034 | Monday, March 20, 2034 |
| 2035 | Tuesday, March 20, 2035 |