Put a number on your plans
When is the first day of spring?
Today: September 26, 2026 · New York (Eastern Time)
175days until spring
March equinox · Saturday, March 20, 2027 at 4:25 PM
- Weeks + days
- 25w 0d
- Months + days
- 5m 22d
- Weekdays
- 125
- Weekend days
- 50
- Sleeps
- 175
New York (Eastern Time). The March equinox time is published to the minute.
See the calendar & breakdown
March 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
March 20, 2027
Each day of the week
- Mon
- 25
- Tue
- 25
- Wed
- 25
- Thu
- 25
- Fri
- 25
- Sat
- 25
- Sun
- 25
Weekend days are individual dates, not pairs.
First day of spring, 2026 to 2031
- 2026
- Friday, March 20, 2026 at 10:46 AM · 190 days ago
- 2027
- Saturday, March 20, 2027 at 4:25 PM · 175 days away
- 2028
- Sunday, March 19, 2028 at 10:17 PM · 540 days away
- 2029
- Tuesday, March 20, 2029 at 4:02 AM · 906 days away
- 2030
- Wednesday, March 20, 2030 at 9:52 AM · 1,271 days away
- 2031
- Thursday, March 20, 2031 at 3:41 PM · 1,636 days away
How this count works
Spring starts at the March equinox. The US Naval Observatory publishes its time to the minute, and this page converts that time to your time zone, so the date can differ from place to place.
This is the astronomical spring of the Northern Hemisphere. Meteorological spring starts on March 1. In the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.
For example
The March equinox of 2027 is at 20:25 UTC. In New York that is March 20, 2027 at 4:25 PM, which is the date this page counts to there.
Questions about this countdown
Why can the date differ between time zones?
An equinox or solstice happens at one instant for the whole world. Depending on your time zone, that instant can fall on a different calendar date.
Are these the meteorological seasons?
No. These are the astronomical seasons, which start at the equinoxes and solstices. Meteorological seasons use whole months: spring is March, April and May in the Northern Hemisphere.
Does the count include today?
No. The day count leaves out today and includes the date the season starts in your time zone.