Category: March Equinox 2026

The March, 2026, Equinox was met with tremendous anticipation.  Occurring at 7:45:02 AM, PDT, just 35 minutes after sunrise, 7:10 AM, this assured very long shadows from my 106 mm gnomon.  At 7:45, the sun’s effective altitude ( if the dial were moved south  to the Equator — see “Sundial Calculations”)  is just 7.72°, resulting…