March

Also known as Mar, 3. month

March is the current month, and the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March.

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March is the third month of the year with 31 days, and it marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere—both meteorologically on March 1st and astronomically around March 20-21st. In the Southern Hemisphere, March similarly marks the start of autumn, making it a significant transitional month for seasonal changes in both hemispheres.

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Commons category: March
Commons gallery: March
name: března
time index: 2.5
short name: Mär
NCI Thesaurus ID: C106182

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History
Other names
Symbols
Observances
Month-long
American
Non-Gregorian
Movable
First Sunday
First week, March 1 to 7
School day closest to March 2
First Monday
First Tuesday
First Thursday
First Friday
Second Sunday
Week of March 8: March 8–14
Monday closest to March 9, unless March 9 falls on a Saturday
Second Monday
Second Wednesday
Second Thursday
Friday of the second full week of March
Third week in March
Third Monday
March 19th, unless the 19th is a Sunday, then March 20
Third Wednesday
March equinox: c. March 20
Fourth Monday
Fourth Tuesday
Last Saturday
Last Sunday
Last Monday
Fixed
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== History == right|thumb|March, from the , a book of prayers to be said at canonical hours thumb |In recent decades, the number of warm temperature records in March has outpaced cold temperature records over a growing portion of Earth's surface. thumb |Chart shows changes in global average temperature annually in March of each year