BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:icalendar-ruby
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
X-WR-CALNAME:Vernal Equinox and Sunrise and Sunset Events at the UMass Sunw
 heel
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260817T164816Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49058574639603
DTSTART:20250320T104500Z
DTEND:20250320T220000Z
DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to celebrate the day of the equinox\, mar
 king the end of winter and beginning of spring at the UMass Amherst Sunwhe
 el on Thursday\, March 20. Talks will be given at 6:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. whi
 le viewing sunrise and sunset among the standing stones of the Sunwheel. D
 uring the evening session\, there will also be an opportunity to enjoy tel
 escopic views of the sun\, weather permitting.\n\n \n\nOn the day of the M
 arch equinox\, the Sun crosses the celestial equator\, passing from the So
 uthern to the Northern Hemisphere. This year\, the sun crosses the equator
  at 5:01 a.m. EDT on March 20. On the day of the equinox\, the length of n
 ighttime is nearly equal to the length of daytime\, which is the origin of
  the term equi-nox (equal-night)\, and the sun rises due east and sets due
  west. \n\n \n\nThe March equinox marks the start of spring in the Norther
 n Hemisphere and fall in the Southern Hemisphere. At the sunrise and sunse
 t talks\, UMass astronomer Stephen Schneider will explain the seasonal pos
 itions of the sun and moon\, with a special emphasis on the moon's extreme
  positions over the coming year during the 2024/25 major lunar standstill.
  The best dates and times to catch the moon rising and setting at its most
  extreme positions have been posted on the UMass Sunwheel website.\n\n \n\
 nIf the sky is clear in the evening\, a solar telescope will be set up bef
 ore sunset to safely observe the surface of the sun. \n\n \n\nVisitors to 
 the Sunwheel should be prepared for especially wet footing this year. Rain
  or blizzard conditions cancel the events.
GEO:42.378712;-72.534141
LOCATION:UMass Sunwheel
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox and Sunrise and Sunset Events at the UMass Sunwheel
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.umass.edu/event/vernal-equinox-at-the-campus-s
 unwheel
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR