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Woohoo, we made it!

It's the spring equinox, which means in the northern hemisphere, day will now start being longer than night.

The word “equinox” comes from two Latin words: “aequi-” (meaning “equal”) and “noct-” (meaning “night”).

The spring equinox is also sometimes called the vernal equinox, and "vernal" also comes from Latin, this time “vēr,” meaning "spring."

Finally, an editing tip: "spring equinox" is not capitalized.