Meteorologists recognize spring as spanning March, April and May for consistency’s sake in weather record-keeping and also based on temperature trends in the U.S. Astronomical spring will officially begin at the vernal equinox, which will occur at 5:37 a.m. EST on March 20, 2021.

The March equinox – also called the vernal equinox – marks the beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumn season in the Southern Hemisphere. No matter where you are on Earth, the equinox brings us a number of seasonal effects, which many nature enthusiasts notice.

Although in northern climates, the coming of spring is celebrated as a return to warmer weather, the occasion is celebrated in Mexico for different reasons and in a variety of ways. The spring equinox has been marked since ancient times as the turning point when the days start to get longer.

1 : either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic. 2 : either of the two times each year (as about March 21 and September 23) when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are everywhere on earth of approximately equal length.

When Is the First Day of Spring? In 2021, the March equinox happens on Saturday, March 20, at 5:37 A.M. EDT. In the Northern Hemisphere, this date marks the start of the spring season. In the Southern Hemisphere, the March equinox marks the start of autumn, while the September equinox marks the start of spring.

GROUNDHOG DAY 2020: Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog on Sunday declared: “Spring will be early, it’s a certainty.”

MARCH 2021: According to the Almanac, the first few days may have clouds and some rain showers followed by windy conditions with significant precipitation for the end of the 1st week. Significant snows will be expected in February and March with some intermittent mild days as well as many weeks of cold temperatures.

Part of the mythic lore surrounding Punxsutawney Phil is the fact that the groundhog is an immortal animal which has been performing the weather forecasting ritual since 1887. According to the President of the Groundhog Club, Bill Deeley, Phil is 135 years old, having been alive since the ceremony began in 1887.

Punxsutawney Phil has a wife named Phyllis. Phil lives in that library with his wife, Phyllis. Yes, Punxsutawney Phil has his own little groundhog wife, and her name is Phyllis.

Punxsutawney Phil is basically immortal, so they say It’s been the same Punxsutawney Phil for all 135 years of the tradition, according to the club. That’s over 15 times longer than the upper end of a groundhog’s typical lifespan.

In 1887, a local newspaper editor declared Phil, whose full title is “Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators and Weather Prophet Extraordinary,” to be the United States’ only true weather-forecasting groundhog.

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What is the Legend? According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring.

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The great weather-predicting groundhog could not be stopped, forecasting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow during the annual spectacle at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Over the 135 year-tradition, it is the 106th time Phil has seen his shadow.

“When Phil predicted a short winter, he was much more likely to be right,” Roche previously told Live Science. “Out of the 15 times that he didn’t see his shadow and predicted an early spring, he got it right seven times. That’s a 47% accuracy rate,” he said at the time.

The Gobbler’s Knob Visitor Center houses many historical and rare Groundhog Club, Groundhog Day, and Punxsutawney Phil items. A must-see location and free to the public. For hours of operation, visit www.groundhog.org.

You may think that Punxsutawney Phil slumbers in his burrow the year round only to rise early once a year on February 2, Groundhog Day, to greet his devotees and hand down his weather wisdom. But Phil is the original party animal.

1: None of the scenes from the 1993 film Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, were filmed in Punxsutawney, PA. Most of the film was shot in Woodstock, IL, which is close to Chicago, the home base of director Harold Ramis.

Punxsutawney (/ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/; Lenape: Punkwsutènay) is a borough in the south of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough, located 84 miles (135 km) northeast of Pittsburgh and 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Altoona, was incorporated in 1850.

Phil did not see his shadow for the second consecutive year in 2020. His forecast for an early spring came true with temperatures across the continental United States as a whole above average in February and much above average in March.

Bill Murray does not play the piano regularly. However, he did learn to play just enough to appear passable in his “Groundhog Day” piano scene. Close-ups in the scene were performed by a double but Murray did play at least perform some of the music in the scene.

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Damon and Law learned to play piano and saxophone respectively to create this memorable jazz club scene. However, although Damon’s piano training enabled him to play all the proper fingering, the music we hear is actually played by pianist Sally Heath and Gabriel Yared, who composed The Talented Mr Ripley soundtrack.

Richard Gere is actually playing the piano. He also composed the piece of music that is played. However, Gere was not planning on taking the role.

Molly Ringwald: Vivian Ward in ‘Pretty Woman’ The ’80s teen queen was reportedly close to playing then-unknown Julia Roberts’ role in the 1990 classic. “Julia Roberts is what makes that movie. It was her part,” Ringwald said during a Reddit Q&A in April 2012.

Other actors who were initially considered for the role of Edward before Gere signed on were reportedly John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington and Sylvester Stallone. 4.

More than 30 years after they played characters Vivian Ward and Edward Lewis, respectively, in Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts and Richard Gere remain close friends today. Gere in the Big Apple. “Julia met Alejandra with Danny on one of their trips to NYC. Everyone got along swimmingly,” the source added.

The pair now share an “intense bond” over parenthood. Julia Roberts (left) and Richard Gere (right) have remained lifelong friends.