What is the spring equinox?

As the UK wakes up from its winter hibernation we can look forward to a magical sight in our skies tonight

Stonehenge on the summer solstice
(Image credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

The first supermoon of the spring equinox in 19 years will appear in our skies in a few hours’ time, an event that won’t take place again until 2030.

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