March Equinox

March Equinox wɔ Ghana: Akwankyerɛ a ɛkɔ akyiri fa Sika Mpoano Ho

March Equinox yɛ abɔdeɛ mu nsɛm bi a ɛyɛ nwanwa a ɛkɔ so afe biara, na ɛyɛ berɛ a owia gyina pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ "celestial equator" anaa ɔsoro mfinimfini kwan no so. Wɔ Ghana, yɛn a yɛwɔ abibirem ha no, saa berɛ yi yɛ berɛ titiriw bi wɔ yɛn kalenda mu, ɛwom mpo sɛ ɛnyɛ afahyɛ kɛseɛ bi a nkurɔfoɔ bɔ ho dawuro dodo. Sɛ yɛka Equinox a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ awia ne anadwo tenten yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ wiase baabiara. Esiane sɛ Ghana bɛn mfinimfini kwan a ɛkyɛ wiase mu mmienu (Equator) nti, yɛnte saa nsakraeɛ yi nka kɛseɛ sɛnea aman a ɛwɔ atifi fam anaa anafo fam no te nka no, nanso ɛyɛ berɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ berɛ bi reba awieeɛ na foforɔ nso refiti aseɛ.

Saa da yi yɛ anwanwasɛm ma wɔn a wɔpɛ nsoromma ne owia ho nsɛm ho adesua. Wɔ Ghana ha, yɛn berɛ mu nni nsakraeɛ pii te sɛ "Spring" anaa "Winter", nanso March Equinox no kyerɛ berɛ a owia no refiri anafo fam reba atifi fam pɛpɛɛpɛ. Ɛyɛ berɛ a ɛma yɛhu sɛ yɛn wiase yi nante wɔ kwan a ɛyɛ nwanwa so. Ɛwom sɛ yɛmmo afahyɛ biara mfa nni saa da yi ni deɛ, nanso ɛyɛ berɛ a ɛma anidie ba abɔdeɛ mu nnyinasosɛm ahorow ho.

Wɔ afe 2026 mu no, saa da yi bɛyɛ da titiriw bi esiane sɛ ɛne afahyɛ afoforɔ bi bɛhyia. Ɛyɛ berɛ a nkurɔfoɔ bɛtumi de ahomegyeɛ ahwɛ sɛnea owia no pue ne sɛnea ɛtɔ, na wɔahu sɛ abɔdeɛ mu nneɛma nsesaeɛ biara nni hɔ a ɛnyɛ nwanwa. March Equinox no ka yɛn ma yɛhu sɛ, ɛmfa ho sɛ yɛreyɛ yɛn nnwuma biara no, wiase no nso reyɛ ne deɛ wɔ ɔsoro hɔ.

Da a March Equinox bɛba wɔ 2026 mu

Wɔ afe 2026 mu no, Ghanafoɔ bɛhu March Equinox yi wɔ:

Da: Friday Ɛda: March 20, 2026 Berɛ: Anadwo nnɔnkron ne simma aduanan nsia (9:46 PM GMT) Aka nnafua: 76 na yɛadu saa da yi so.

March Equinox nni da pɔtee bi a ɛkyi afe biara. Ɛtumi ba wɔ March 19, 20, anaa 21. Nanso, mpɛn pii no, ɛba March 20. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ da no sesa kakra afe biara esiane sɛ owia afe (tropical year) tenten ne yɛn kalenda afe no nyɛ pɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ. Owia afe no yɛ nnansa 365, nnɔnhwere 5, simma 48, ne nnyinasoɔ 45. Saa mmofra mmofra nkyekyɛmu yi na ɛsesa da no kakra kɔ anim anaa akyi afe biara.

Abakɔsɛm ne Nea Ɛkyerɛ

Equinox asɛmfua no firi Latin kasa mu, "aequus" a ɛkyerɛ sɛ "pɛpɛɛpɛ" (equal) ne "nox" a ɛkyerɛ sɛ "anadwo" (night). Enti, March Equinox kyerɛ berɛ a awia ne anadwo yɛ pɛ. Wɔ abakɔsɛm mu no, aman pii ahyɛ saa da yi nso de afiti afe foforɔ ase. Atifi fam aman mu no, ɛkyerɛ sɛ "Spring" refiti ase, berɛ a nhwiren fiti ase firi fam na wim yɛ dɛ.

Wɔ Ghana, yɛn abakɔsɛm nni afahyɛ pɔtee bi a ɛfa March Equinox ho pɛɛ. Yɛn nananom de owia ne bosome na ɛbu nkɔntaa fa berɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wofua nnɔbaeɛ anaa berɛ a asutɔ bɛba. March Equinox bɛn berɛ a owia yɛ hye kɛse wɔ Ghana (March yɛ Ghana asram a ɛyɛ hye paa no mu baako). Ɛwom sɛ amammerɛ mu afahyɛ biara nni hɔ a ɛfa ho deɛ, nanso nyansahufoɔ ne wɔn a wɔhwɛ wim tebea ho asɛm ani gye ho kɛseɛ.

Saa berɛ yi nso na owia no bɛn mfinimfini kwan no paa, enti ɛtumi ma wim yɛ hye paa wɔ Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, ne nkuro afoforɔ mu. Ghanafoɔ pii nim sɛ March yɛ "ɔpɛ berɛ" a ɛrekɔ awieeɛ, na nsuo kakra bi bɛtumi atɔ de ahyɛ "Major Rainy Season" no fapem.

Sɛnea Nkurɔfoɔ di saa Da yi wɔ Ghana

Wɔ Ghana ha no, nnipa pii nni March Equinox ho afahyɛ biara. Wɔmmo mpaeɛ pɔtee bi, na wɔnni amammerɛ biara nso. Da no yɛ da kwan biara te sɛ nnawɔtwe mu nna a aka no. Nkurɔfoɔ kɔ adwuma, sukuufoɔ kɔ sukuu, na asɔre nso kɔ so.

Nanso, wɔn a wɔnim nyansahu (science) ne nsoromma ho nsɛm (astronomy) no de saa berɛ yi yɛ adesua.

1. Sukuu mu Adesua: Sukuufoɔ bi a wɔwɔ ntoasoɔ sukuu mu bɛtumi asua "Geography" ho asɛm a ɛfa owia ne asase akwantuo ho. Akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ bɛtumi de saa da yi akyerɛ sɛnea asase no kuta ne ti na ɛtwa owia no ho hyia.
2. Wim Tebea Ho Dawurobɔ: Wɔ television ne radio so no, wim tebea ho adwumayɛfoɔ bɛtumi abɔ dawuro sɛ owia no adu "Equator" no so, na eyi bɛtumi ama ɔhyew adɔɔso kakra.
3. Anigyeɛ: Nnipa kakra a wɔwɔ "telescope" bɛtumi de ahwɛ ɔsoro anadwo no, esiane sɛ March Equinox anadwo no taa yɛ berɛ a ɔsoro ho tew a omununkum nni mu pii.

Wɔ afe 2026 mu no, adeɛ titiriw baako a ɛbɛma saa da yi ayɛ soronko ne sɛ, ɛne Eid al-Fitr afahyɛ no bɛhyia. Eid al-Fitr yɛ Nkramofoɔ afahyɛ kɛseɛ a wɔde wie wɔn kɔmkyene (Ramadan). Esiane sɛ eyi yɛ ɔman mu akwamu (public holiday) nti, nkurɔfoɔ bɛdi afahyɛ kɛseɛ saa da no, nanso ɛbɛyɛ Eid ho afahyɛ na ɛnyɛ Equinox no ankasa.

Wim Tebea ne Akwantufoɔ Afutuo

Sɛ wowɔ Ghana wɔ March Equinox berɛ mu a, ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu nneɛma bi fa wim tebea ho: Ɔhyew: March yɛ berɛ a ɔhyew dɔɔso paa wɔ Ghana. Ɔhyew no bɛtumi adu 25°C kɔsi 35°C (77–95°F). Wɔ Accra ne mpoano nkuro mu no, mframa bɛtumi ayɛ nwunu kakra, nanso mframa no mu bɛyɛ "humid". Nsuo: Ɛnyɛ berɛ a nsuo tɔ pii, nanso nsuo kakra bi bɛtumi atɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ asutɔ berɛ no rebɛn. Akwantu: Sɛ woretu kwan aba Ghana saa berɛ yi a, akwantuo bɛkɔ so pɛpɛɛpɛ. Nanso, ɛsiane sɛ March 20, 2026, 2026 bɛyɛ Eid al-Fitr nti, nkuro a Nkramofoɔ dɔɔso mu te sɛ Nima wɔ Accra anaa nkuro bi wɔ Atifi Mantam (Northern Region) bɛyɛ basabasa kakra wɔ kwan so esiane afahyɛ no nti.

Hohoɔ a wɔreba Ghana

Ghana yɛ ɔman a ɛyɛ anigye wɔ March mu. Sɛ woba ha March Equinox berɛ mu a, wobɛtumi akɔhwɛ mmeaeɛ te sɛ: Mole National Park: Wɔ Atifi Mantam, baabi a wobɛtumi ahu asono ne mmoa afoforɔ pii wɔ ɔpɛ berɛ awieeɛ yi. Kakum National Park: Baabi a wobɛtumi anante abantenten (canopy walkway) no so na woahu kwaeɛ no fɛw. Mpoano: Labadi Beach anaa Busua Beach yɛ mmeaeɛ a ɛyɛ dɛ paa wɔ saa ɔhyew berɛ yi mu.

March Equinox yɛ Ɔman mu Akwamu (Public Holiday) anaa?

Asɛmmisa a nnipa pii taa bisa ne sɛ: "Sɛ March Equinox ba a, yɛbɛhome adwuma?"

Mmuaeɛ no ne sɛ: Dabi.

Wɔ Ghana ɔman mmara ne yɛn kalenda mu no, March Equinox nyɛ "Public Holiday". Eyi kyerɛ sɛ: Adwumayɛbea: Aban adwumayɛbea ne ankorankoro nnwuma nyinaa bɛyɛ adwuma. Sukuu: Sukuufoɔ bɛkɔ sukuu sɛnea ɛsɛ. Sika Korabea: Sika korabea (Banks) bɛyɛ adwuma pɛpɛɛpɛ. Ndwam: Nkwa ne dwa bɛkɔ so wɔ Makola, Kejetia, ne mmeaeɛ afoforɔ nyinaa.

Nanso, yɛnhyɛ no nso sɛ, wɔ afe 2026 mu no, March Equinox no hyia Eid al-Fitr da no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Esiane sɛ Eid al-Fitr yɛ ɔman mu akwamu (public holiday) wɔ Ghana nti, saa da no (March 20, 2026) bɛyɛ ahomegyeɛ da. Nanso, Ghanafoɔ bɛhome adwuma esiane Nkramofoɔ afahyɛ no nti, na ɛnyɛ March Equinox no ankasa nti. Sɛ ɛnyɛ saa afahyɛ no a, anka obiara bɛkɔ adwuma.

Nnyinasoɔ ne Nkɔmhyɛ

March Equinox wɔ Ghana yɛ berɛ a ɛfa nyansahu ne abɔdeɛ ho kɛseɛ sen amanyɔsɛm anaa amammerɛ. Ɛyɛ berɛ a ɛkyerɛ yɛn sɛ owia no kɔ na ɛba, na ɛma yɛhu sɛ wiase no sesa. Ɛwom sɛ Ghanafoɔ nni afahyɛ pɔtee bi mfa nni saa da yi deɛ, nanso yɛn a yɛte mfinimfini kwan (Equator) ho yi, yɛwɔ hokwan soronko sɛ yɛte owia no hyew ne ne mfasoɔ nka kɛseɛ wɔ saa berɛ yi mu.

Sɛ yɛrehwɛ 2026 anim a, March Equinox bɛba na aka yɛn aka sɛ, ɛmfa ho sɛnea yɛn nnipa nneyɛeɛ teɛ no, abɔdeɛ mmara no nsesaeɛ. Ɛbɛyɛ da a ɛyɛ anigye, titiriw esiane sɛ ɛne Eid al-Fitr rehyia nti, na ɛbɛma Ghanafoɔ anya berɛ de ahome na wɔasusu abɔdeɛ ne ɔman no nkɔsoɔ ho.

Nsɛm a ɛka ho

Sɛ wobisa sɛ "Aka nnafua sɛn?", mmuaeɛ ne sɛ aka 76 pɛɛ na yɛadu saa da anwanwasɛm yi so. Ɛwom sɛ Ghanafoɔ pii remmɔ ho dawuro wɔ radio so sɛ "Equinox afahyɛ", nanso wɔn a wɔpɛ nyansahu ne abɔdeɛ ho nsɛm bɛma wɔn ani agye saa da no. March 20, 2026 bɛyɛ da a owia bɛpue na atɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ, na Ghana bɛyɛ baabi a wobɛtumi ate saa abɔdeɛ mu nsakraeɛ yi nka yie paa.

Sɛ wowɔ Ghana saa da no a, hwɛ owia no sɛnea ɛbɛpue wɔ nnɔnsia anɔpa na atɔ wɔ nnɔnsia anwummere (GMT). Wobɛhu sɛ awia ne anadwo tenten no bɛyɛ pɛ paa, na eyi ne March Equinox no mfasoɔ ne ne kyerɛ kɛseɛ.

Nnyinasosɛm a ɛfa March Equinox ho wɔ Ghana

1. Astronomical Event: Ɛnyɛ amammerɛ afahyɛ, na mmom ɛyɛ abɔdeɛ ne nyansahu mu asɛm.
2. Date: March 20, 2026, 2026.
3. No Public Holiday: March Equinox nko ara nyɛ ahomegyeɛ da (gye sɛ ɛne afahyɛ foforɔ hyia).
4. Weather: Ɔhyew dɔɔso, na ɛkyerɛ sɛ asutɔ berɛ rebɛn.
5. Location: Ghana bɛn Equator nti, nsakraeɛ no nnyɛ kɛseɛ te sɛ aman a ɛwɔ "North" anaa "South".

March Equinox yɛ berɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛnyɛ dinn na yɛhwɛ sɛnea wiase no yɛ nwanwa. Wɔ Ghana, yɛbɛkɔ so adi yɛn dwuma, yɛadi yɛn Eid al-Fitr afahyɛ, na yɛahu sɛ owia no bɛpue na atɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ saa da soronko yi mu.