Philippines To Have Longer Days After Vernal Equinox Today (March 21)
The Philippines will experience longer days and shorter nights after the Vernal Equinox, which will happen today (March 21, 2018).
On Wednesday (March 21), the country experiences the Vernal Equinox wherein the subsolar point leaves the southern hemisphere and cross the celestial equator.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) explained that this phenomenon happens when the sun reaches the first point of Aries.
The March Equinox marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
In short, the country would experience longer daytime and shorter night-time as the Sun reaches this point around 12:15 am on Wednesday.
PAGASA said that people will notice that days will be longer compared to nights after the Vernal Equinox.
Meanwhile, the weather agency said that the eastern section of the country would be affected by the easterlies.
The localized thunderstorms would also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers in Metro Manila and the rest of the country.
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