Days Until First Day of Spring
Live countdown to First Day of Spring: the exact number of days, plus a ticking hours/minutes/seconds clock to Saturday, March 20, 2027.
Wondering how many days until First Day of Spring? This page shows the live count — days, hours, minutes, and seconds — to Saturday, March 20, 2027, and rolls forward to next year's date automatically once the day passes. Spring begins at the vernal equinox, the moment the Sun crosses the equator heading north. In this era the equinox falls on March 20 in most years (occasionally March 19 or 21 depending on year and time zone), so this page counts down to March 20.
Days until First Day of Spring
155
First Day of Spring falls on Saturday, March 20, 2027
155
Days to go
14
Hours
10
Minutes
33
Seconds
How the date is set: March 20 (vernal equinox in most years). The counter updates every second and rolls over to the next year automatically once the day has passed.
How to use this calculator
- Open this page — the countdown starts by itself, no buttons to press.
- Read the big gold number: that is how many whole days remain until First Day of Spring.
- Check the target date shown under the number (Saturday, March 20, 2027) and the live hours/minutes/seconds clock.
- Leave the tab open or come back anytime; after the day passes it counts down to next year's date on its own.
The formula
First Day of Spring: March 20 (vernal equinox in most years).
Worked example
Worked example: on Friday, October 16, 2026, this page showed 155 days until First Day of Spring. That matches a calendar count from October 16 to Saturday, March 20, 2027, and it was produced by the same resolver the page uses live (verified against published 2026 calendars).
Frequently Asked Questions
When is First Day of Spring in 2026?
First Day of Spring falls on Friday, March 20, 2026. Spring begins at the vernal equinox, the moment the Sun crosses the equator heading north. In this era the equinox falls on March 20 in most years (occasionally March 19 or 21 depending on year and time zone), so this page counts down to March 20.
How many days until First Day of Spring?
It depends on today's date, and this page computes it live so it is never stale. For a concrete example: on Friday, October 16, 2026, the counter read 155 days until First Day of Spring on Saturday, March 20, 2027. The big number counts whole days to the date, while the smaller clock keeps ticking through the hours, minutes, and seconds.
How is the date of this day determined?
The rule is: March 20 (vernal equinox in most years). Meteorologists use a different convention — spring as March, April, and May — which is why weather reports sometimes give a March 1 start.
What happens to the countdown after the day passes?
It rolls over automatically. As soon as the date is behind us, the page resolves next year's occurrence using the same rule and starts counting down to that, so the page is correct whenever you visit it — no stale dates, ever.
Why does the day of the week change every year?
A normal year has 365 days, which is 52 weeks plus one extra day, so a fixed calendar date lands one weekday later the next year (two after a leap year). Days set by a weekday rule, like the fourth Thursday of November, keep their weekday and shift their calendar date instead.