Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- March Equinox
- Country
- Tonga
- Date
- March 21, 2026
- Day of Week
- Saturday
- Status
- 77 days away
- Weekend
- Falls on weekend
- About this Holiday
- March Equinox in Tonga (Nuku'alofa)
March Equinox
Tonga • March 21, 2026 • Saturday
77
Days
10
Hours
37
Mins
39
Secs
until March Equinox
Pacific/Tongatapu timezone
About March Equinox
Also known as: Fakaʻekuinokisi ʻo Maʻasi
Ko e fakaʻilonga ʻo e faka-ʻotu-muʻa: Ko e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasi ʻi Tonga
Ko e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasi ko ha meʻa faka-asitonomika mahuʻinga ia ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmaní kotoa, ʻo kau ai ʻa e Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau lea ai fekauʻaki mo e ʻEkuinoki (Equinox), ʻoku tau ʻuhinga ki he momeniti ko ia ʻoku kolosi ai ʻa e laʻaá ʻi he ʻekueta ʻo e langí. Ko e foʻi lea "equinox" ʻoku haʻu ia mei he lea faka-Latina ko e aequus (tatau) mo e nox (pō), ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhinga ko e lōloa ʻo e ʻahó mo e poó ʻoku meimei tatau pē ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní. Kiate kitautolu ʻi Tonga, ʻa ia ʻoku tau tuʻu ʻi he Hemisifia ki Tonga, ko e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasi ʻoku ne fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e liliu mei he faʻahitaʻu māfaná (summer) ki he faʻahitaʻu fakatōlaú (autumn).
Neongo ko e meʻa faka-saienisi mo faka-natula mahuʻinga ʻeni, ki he kakai ʻo Tonga, ko ha ʻaho anga-maheni pē ʻeni ʻi he kalena fakasōsialé. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau maʻu ha ngaahi kātoanga fakafonua pe ha ngaahi talatupuʻa pau ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e ʻaho ko ʻení, ka ʻoku hoko ia ko ha fakaʻilonga ki he liliu ʻo e matangi mo e mafana ʻo e ʻeá. ʻI heʻene hoko ko e fonua ʻoku ofi taha ki he Laine ʻo e ʻAhó (International Date Line), ko Tonga ʻoku kau ia ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻuluaki ʻi he māmaní ke aʻusia ʻa e momeniti ko ʻeni ʻo e liliu ʻa e faʻahitaʻú, neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke fai ha laka pe ha fakafiefia makehe ai.
Ko e fē ʻa e taimi ʻe hoko ai ʻi he 2026?
Ko e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasi ʻi he taʻu 2026 ʻe hoko ia ʻi he:
ʻAho: Saturday ʻAho Fakakātoa: March 21, 2026 Toe ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho: 77
Ko e ʻaho ʻo e ʻEkuinoki ʻoku liliu pē ia ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ʻaho 19, 20, pe 21 ʻo Maʻasi ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē. ʻOku makatuʻunga ʻeni ʻi he taimi tonu ʻoku kolosi ai ʻa e laʻaá ʻi he ʻekueta faka-langí, pea koeʻuhi ko e fehikitaki ʻa e māmaní ʻoku ʻikai ke tatau tofu pē mo e 365 ʻaho (ʻoku toe ha kiʻi houa ʻe 6 nai), ko ia ai ʻoku faka-fekauʻaki ʻa e ʻahó ʻi he kalená ke tatau mo e faka-asitonomiká. Ki he taʻu 2026, ʻe tō ia ʻi ha Tokonaki, ʻo fakaʻatā ai ha faingamālie ki he niʻihi ʻoku manako ki he asitonomí ke nau siofi ʻa e liliu ko ʻení.
Ko e Hisitōlia mo e Tupuʻanga
Ko e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasi ko ha meʻa ia ʻoku hoko faka-natula pē talu mai hono fakatupu ʻo e māmaní. ʻOku tupu ʻeni koeʻuhi ko e kanoʻi mata ʻo e māmaní ʻoku kiʻi hengihengi (tilt) ʻi ha tikulī ʻe 23.5. ʻI he taimi ʻoku takai ai ʻa e māmaní ʻi he laʻaá, ʻoku ʻi ai ha ongo taimi ʻi he taʻu (Maʻasi mo Sepitema) ʻoku ʻikai ke hengihengi tafaʻaki ʻa e māmaní ki he laʻaá pe fakamamaʻo mei ai. ʻI he momeniti ko iá, ʻoku tō hangatonu ai ʻa e huelo ʻo e laʻaá ki he ʻekuetá.
ʻI he hisitōlia ʻo Tonga, naʻe mahuʻinga ʻaupito hono siofi ʻo e langí mo e kanoʻi mata ʻo e māmaní ki he kau folau tahi mo e kau ngoue. Neongo naʻe ʻikai ke ui ia ko e "March Equinox" ʻi he kuonga muʻá, ka naʻe mahino ki he fanga tupuná ʻa e liliu ʻo e faʻahitaʻú. Naʻe fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻú mo e tō ʻa e laʻaá ke fakaʻilongaʻi ʻaki ʻa e taimi tō taʻu mo e taimi ututaʻu. Ko e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasi ʻoku ne fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e fakaʻosinga ʻo e taimi māfana mo e afā (cyclone season) pea mo e kamataʻanga ʻo e taimi momoko ange mo mōmoa ange, ʻa ia ʻoku lelei ki he tō ʻo e ngaahi ngoue hangē ko e ʻufí.
Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ʻi Tonga lolotonga ʻa e ʻahó ni?
ʻI Tonga, ko e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasi ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻaho ia ʻoku tau fakamanatu ʻaki ha ngaahi ouau fakasino pe fakalotu. Kapau te ke ʻaʻahi ki Nukuʻalofa pe ko ha taha ʻo e ngaahi motu ʻi Vavaʻu, Haʻapai, pe ʻEua ʻi he ʻaho March 21, 2026, te ke fakatokangaʻi ʻoku hoko pē ʻa e moʻuí ʻi hono tuʻunga angamahení.
- Ngaahi Ngāue Fakaʻaho: Ko e ngaahi ʻōfisi fakapuleʻanga, ngaahi pisinisí, mo e ngaahi falekoloá ʻoku nau ava pē ʻi hono taimi anga-maheni. Koeʻuhi ko e taʻu 2026 ʻoku tō ai ʻa e ʻahó ni ʻi he Tokonaki, ko e konga lahi ʻo e kakaí te nau ʻi he maketi Talamahú ʻo fakatau meʻakai ki he Sāpaté, pe ko e kau ngoue ʻoku nau lolotonga fakaʻosi ʻenau ngāue ki he uiké.
- Liliu ʻo e ʻEá: Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga taha ʻoku fakatokangaʻi ʻe he kakai ʻo Tongá ko e kiʻi liliu ʻi he matangí. Ko e faʻahitaʻu fakatōlau ʻi Tonga ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he hifo ʻa e māfana ʻo e ʻeá mei he meimei tikulī ʻe 30 ki he tikulī ʻe 25-26 nai. ʻOku kamata ke ifo ange ʻa e poʻulí pea ʻoku ʻikai ke toe fuʻu lōpaki ʻa e ʻeá.
- Siasi mo e Fakatahaʻanga: Koeʻuhi ko Tonga ko ha fonua Kalisitiane tōnuʻu, ko e ngaahi fakakaukau faka-pākani pe faka-asitonomika ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu fakamamafaʻi. Ka neongo ia, ko e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasi ʻoku faʻa ofi ia ki he taimi ʻo e Toetuʻú (Easter). ʻI he taʻu 2026, ko e Toetuʻú ʻe hoko ia ʻi he ʻaho 5 ʻo ʻEpeleli, ʻa ia ko ha uike pē ʻe ua nai mei he ʻEkuinokí. Ko e kakai ʻo Tongá ʻoku nau tokanga lahi ange kinautolu ki he teuteu ki he Toetuʻú, ʻa ia ko ha kātoanga mahuʻinga ʻaupito ia ʻi he fonuá.
Fakamatala ki he Kau ʻAʻahi mo e Kau Muli
Kapau ko ha tokotaha ʻaʻahi koe pe ko ha muli ʻoku nofo ʻi Tonga lolotonga ʻa e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasí, ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻeni ʻoku totonu ke ke ʻiló:
ʻEa: Ko e taimi lelei taha ʻeni ke ke ʻeva ai ʻi Tonga. Ko e māfana ʻo e ʻahó ʻoku feʻunga pē (24-28°C) pea ʻoku ʻikai ke toe fuʻu lahi ʻa e ʻuhá ʻo hangē ko e lolotonga ʻo Sanuali pe Fepueli. Ko e tahi ʻoku kei māfana pē, ko ia ai ko e kaukau tahi mo e uku (snorkeling) ʻoku kei fakafiefia ʻaupito. Teunga: ʻOku ʻikai ha teunga makehe ki he ʻahó ni. Ka koeʻuhi ko e liliu ʻa e faʻahitaʻú, te ke fakatokangaʻi ʻe kamata ke tui ʻe he kakai fakalotofonuá ha ngaahi sūmoa pe sote ʻoku kiʻi matolu ange ʻi he poʻulí. Fefolauʻaki: ʻOku ʻikai ha uesia ʻo e fefolauʻaki vakapuna pe vaka tahi koeʻuhi ko e ʻEkuinokí. ʻOku kei hokohoko atu pē ʻa e ngaahi taimi-tēpile angamahení. Meʻakai: Ko e taimi ʻeni ʻoku kamata ke lahi ai ha ngaahi fuaʻiʻakau pau. Te ke lava ʻo maʻu ha ngaahi meʻakai foʻou ʻi he maketí ʻoku fakaʻilongaʻi ʻaki ʻa e liliu ʻo e faʻahitaʻú.
Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga faka-Saienisi ʻo e ʻEkuinokí?
Ki he niʻihi ʻoku nau saiʻia ʻi he asitonomí, ko e ʻEkuinoki ko ha taimi fakaʻofoʻofa ia ke siofi ai ʻa e tō ʻa e laʻaá. ʻI he ʻaho March 21, 2026, kapau te ke tuʻu ʻi ha matātahi ʻi he tafaʻaki ki hihifo ʻo Tongatapu (hangē ko Haʻatafu), te ke sio ki he tō ʻa e laʻaá ʻoku tō hangatonu pē ki Hihifo (90 degrees). ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho kehe ʻo e taʻú, ʻoku tō ʻa e laʻaá ki he tafaʻaki ki Tokelau-Hihifo pe Tonga-Hihifo, ka ʻi he ʻEkuinokí pē ʻoku tō hangatonu ai ki Hihifo.
Pea ko e meʻa ʻe taha, ko e lōloa ʻo e ʻahó (mei he hopo ʻa e laʻaá ki he tō ʻa e laʻaá) ʻe meimei houa ʻe 12 tofu pē. ʻI Tonga, koeʻuhi ʻoku tau ofi ki he ʻekuetá (fakafehoanaki mo e ngaahi fonua hangē ko Nuʻusila pe Noauē), ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu lahi ʻa e faikehekehe ʻo e lōloa ʻo e ʻahó ʻi he taʻú kotoa, ka ko e ʻEkuinokí ko e taimi ia ʻoku aʻu ai ki he palanisi haohaoá.
Ko e ʻAho Mālōlō Faka-Puleʻanga ia?
Ko e fehuʻi mahuʻinga ʻoku faʻa ʻeke ʻe he kakaí: "ʻOku mālōlō faka-puleʻanga ʻa Tonga ʻi he ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasí?"
Ko e talí ko e ʻIKAI.
Ngaahi ʻApiako: ʻOku ava pē ʻa e ngaahi ʻapiakó kotoa pea ʻoku hoko atu pē ʻa e akó ʻi hono taimi totonu. Puleʻanga: Ko e ngaahi potungāue kotoa ʻa e puleʻangá ʻoku nau ngāue pē. Pisinisí: Ko e ngaahi pangikē, falekoloa, mo e ngaahi kautaha taautaha ʻoku nau ava kotoa.
- Fakatau: Ko e ngaahi maketi hangē ko Talamahu (Tongatapu), Utukalongalu (Vavaʻu), mo Saiʻone (Haʻapai) ʻoku nau femoʻuekina ʻaupito, tautautefito ki he taʻu 2026 koeʻuhi ko e ʻaho Tokonaki ia.
Fakaʻosi
Ko e ʻEkuinoki ʻo Maʻasi ʻi Tonga ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ʻo e fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e fakatupú mo e maau ʻo e ʻunivēsí. Neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke tau maʻu ha ngaahi meʻe, ha ngaahi feilaulau, pe ha ngaahi kātoanga kai lahi fekauʻaki mo ia, ka ʻoku ne fakamanatu mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e hokohoko atu ʻa e moʻuí mo e liliu ʻa e ngaahi faʻahitaʻú.
ʻI heʻetau ofi atu ki he ʻaho March 21, 2026, ʻoku tau teuteu ai ke kumi hotau ngaahi kofututa māmālie ki he ngaahi pō momoko ʻo e faʻahitaʻu fakatōlaú ʻoku teu ke hoko maí. Ko ha taimi ia ke fakamālō ai ki he liliu ʻo e natula ʻoku ne fakaivia ʻetau ngoué pea mo ʻomi ha nonga ki heʻetau moʻuí ʻi he ʻotu motu ni.
Manatuʻi, ko e toe pē ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho ʻe 77 pea tau aʻu ki he momeniti makehe ko ʻení. Neongo ʻe hoko ia ko ha Tokonaki anga-maheni pē ki he tokolahi, ka ko e taimi kotoa pē te ke sio hake ai ki he laʻaá, te ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku lolotonga palanisi ʻa e māmaní kotoa ʻi he momeniti ko iá.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about March Equinox in Tonga
Ko e meʻa fakasilesitiale ko ʻení ʻe hoko ia ʻi he Saturday, March 21, 2026. Mei he ʻahó ni, ʻoku toe pē ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho ʻe 77 pea aʻu ki he taimi ʻe kolosi ai ʻa e laʻaá ʻi he ʻekueta faka-langí. ʻI Tonga ni, ʻoku hoko ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he hoʻatāmālie pe ko e efiafi ʻo e ʻaho ko iá, ʻo fakaʻilongaʻi ai ʻa e liliu fakafaʻahitaʻu mei he faʻahitaʻu māfaná ki he faʻahitaʻu fakatōlaú.
ʻIkai, ko e March Equinox ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻaho mālōlō faka-puleʻanga ia ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo Tongá. Ko e ngaahi ʻōfisi kotoa ʻa e puleʻangá, ngaahi falekoloá, mo e ngaahi akó ʻoku nau fakaava pē ʻo hangē ko e angamahení. ʻOku ʻikai ha ngaahi liliu ki he taimi ngāue pe ko ha ngaahi polokalama makehe ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he puleʻangá ki he ʻaho ko ʻení.
Ko e March Equinox ko ha meʻa faka-fisiki ia ʻoku hoko ʻi he taimi ʻoku hangatonu ai ʻa e laʻaá ki he ʻekueta ʻo e māmaní. ʻI he taimi ko ʻení, ʻoku meimei tatau pē ʻa e lōloa ʻo e ʻahó mo e poʻulí ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní. Ki Tonga, ʻa ia ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he Hemisifia ki Saute, ko e meʻá ni ʻoku ne fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e kamataʻanga ʻo e faʻahitaʻu fakatōlaú (Autumnal Equinox), kae ʻikai ko e faʻahitaʻu failaú ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi he Hemisifia ki Tokelaú.
ʻOku ʻikai ha ngaahi tukufakaholo, talatupuʻa, pe ko ha ngaahi ouau fakafonua ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e March Equinox ʻi Tonga. Ko e anga ʻo e moʻui faka-Tongá ʻoku lahi ange ʻene tokanga ki he ngaahi ʻaho mālōlō faka-Kalisitiané mo e ngaahi kātoanga faka-Tuʻí. ʻOku ʻikai ha ngaahi tōʻonga makehe hangē ko e tālolo fuaʻimoá pe ko ha ngaahi faiva ʻoku fakahoko ʻi he ʻahó ni.
ʻOku fakahoko pē ʻe he kakai ʻo Tongá ʻenau ngaahi ngāue fakaʻaho angamahení. ʻOku ʻikai ha ngaahi laka, tānaki fakataha, pe ko ha ngaahi kai faka-fāmili makehe ʻoku fakahoko koeʻuhí ko e ʻekuinoá. Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakai ʻo e fonuá ʻoku nau vakai pē ki ai ko ha ʻaho angamaheni pē ia ʻi he tolimāhiná, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha tokanga makehe ki ai ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu fakakoló.
Ki he kau ʻaʻahi, ʻoku ʻikai ha fiemaʻu ke mou toe teuteu makehe. ʻOku lele lelei pē ʻa e ngaahi vaka, vakapuna, mo e ngaahi fāmamaʻu ʻo hangē ko e angamahení. Koeʻuhí ʻoku tō ʻa e ʻaho ko ʻení ʻi ha Tokonaki, mahalo ʻe tokolahi ange ʻa e kakai ʻi he ngaahi māketi mo e ngaahi matātahí, ka ko e tupu pē ia mei he fakaʻosinga ʻo e uiké kae ʻikai ko ha meʻa fekauʻaki mo e ʻekuinoá.
ʻI he māhina ko Maʻasí, ʻoku kamata ke mokomoko hifo ʻa e ʻeá ʻi Tonga. Ko e mafana ʻo e ʻahó ʻoku faʻa tuʻu ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e 24-28°C, pea ʻoku mokomoko ange ʻa e poʻulí. ʻOku kei hoko pē ʻa e ʻuhá ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ka ko ha taimi lelei ʻaupito ʻeni ki he ʻeveʻeva ʻi he ngaahi matātahí pe ko e lalo vaʻakaú koeʻuhí ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu vela lahi ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi māhina kimuʻá.
Ko e ʻaho mahuʻinga taha ʻoku ofi ki ai ko e Toetuʻú (Easter), ʻa ia ʻe hoko ʻi he ʻaho 5 ʻo ʻEpeleli 2026. ʻOku mahuʻinga lahi ange ʻa e Toetuʻú ki he kakai ʻo Tongá koeʻuhí ko e fonua Kalisitiané ni. ʻE ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi sēvesi lotu mo e ngaahi kai lēlei faka-fāmili, ʻa ia ʻoku kehe ʻaupito ia mei he March Equinox ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ia ʻe tokanga ki ai.
Historical Dates
March Equinox dates in Tonga from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thursday | March 20, 2025 |
| 2024 | Wednesday | March 20, 2024 |
| 2023 | Tuesday | March 21, 2023 |
| 2022 | Monday | March 21, 2022 |
| 2021 | Saturday | March 20, 2021 |
| 2020 | Friday | March 20, 2020 |
| 2019 | Thursday | March 21, 2019 |
| 2018 | Wednesday | March 21, 2018 |
| 2017 | Monday | March 20, 2017 |
| 2016 | Sunday | March 20, 2016 |
| 2015 | Saturday | March 21, 2015 |
| 2014 | Friday | March 21, 2014 |
| 2013 | Thursday | March 21, 2013 |
| 2012 | Tuesday | March 20, 2012 |
| 2011 | Monday | March 21, 2011 |
| 2010 | Sunday | March 21, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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