March Equinox 2027
The March equinox of 2027 is on Saturday, March 20, 2027 at 20:24 UTC, when the Sun reaches 0°00' Aries. It starts spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: in 139 days.
What time is the March equinox 2027?
At 20:24 UTC on March 20, 2027: Sat, Mar 20, 01:24 PM in Los Angeles, Sat, Mar 20, 04:24 PM in New York, Sat, Mar 20, 08:24 PM in London.
What date is the March equinox 2027 where I live?
It depends on the time zone: March 20 in Los Angeles, New York, London; March 21 in India, Sydney.
Is the March equinox the first day of spring?
Astronomically, yes in the Northern Hemisphere and no in the Southern, where the March equinox on March 20, 2027 starts autumn; weather services often count seasons by whole months instead.
How long is the season that starts at the March equinox 2027?
92 days 18 hours: spring in the north (autumn in the south) runs until the June solstice on June 21, 2027 at 14:10 UTC.
Why is the March equinox 2027 at a different time than in 2026?
It comes 5 h 39 min later on the clock than in 2026 (March 20, 2026, 14:45 UTC), because the 365-day calendar year is about a quarter of a day shorter than the solar year.
Are day and night equal on the March equinox 2027?
Not quite: from sunrise to sunset on March 20, 2027 it is 12 h 09 min in London, 12 h 08 min in New York, 12 h 07 min in Mexico City, 12 h 06 min in Bogotá, 12 h 07 min in São Paulo, 12 h 09 min in Sydney, a few minutes over 12 hours because the atmosphere bends sunlight over the horizon and sunrise counts from the Sun’s upper edge.
What does the Sun entering Aries mean in astrology?
It is the Aries ingress: astrologers cast a chart for 20:24 UTC on March 20, 2027 and read it for the season ahead, and in 2027 that chart has the Moon at 8°52' Virgo (full moon, 97% lit).
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| UTC | March 20, 2027, 20:24 UTC |
| Los Angeles | Sat, Mar 20, 01:24 PM |
| New York | Sat, Mar 20, 04:24 PM |
| London | Sat, Mar 20, 08:24 PM |
| India | Sun, Mar 21, 01:54 AM |
| Sydney | Sun, Mar 21, 07:24 AM |
The sky at the March equinox 2027
| Body | Position |
|---|---|
| Sun | ♈︎ 0°00' Aries |
| Moon | ♍︎ 8°52' Virgo |
| Mercury | ♓︎ 2°40' Pisces |
| Venus | ♒︎ 23°23' Aquarius |
| Mars | ♌︎ 21°47' Leo R |
| Jupiter | ♌︎ 17°50' Leo R |
| Saturn | ♈︎ 15°25' Aries |
| Uranus | ♊︎ 2°22' Gemini |
| Neptune | ♈︎ 3°55' Aries |
| Pluto | ♒︎ 6°38' Aquarius |
| Moon phase | full moon, 97% lit |
Geocentric tropical positions at the exact instant; R = retrograde.
Day length on March 20, 2027
| City | Daylight |
|---|---|
| London | 12 h 09 min |
| New York | 12 h 08 min |
| Mexico City | 12 h 07 min |
| Bogotá | 12 h 06 min |
| São Paulo | 12 h 07 min |
| Sydney | 12 h 09 min |
Sunrise to sunset on that calendar date at each city, computed for the Sun’s upper edge with standard refraction.
The Sun enters Aries
Aries is a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars; its keywords: pioneering, direct, brave. The Sun’s 30 days in Aries start at this instant.
Retrograde at the March equinox 2027: Mars, Jupiter.
Data: seasons/2027.json (CC0 JSON).