Entering the Sabbat The Spring Equinox , often called Ostara , arrives when day and night stand in perfect balance. In the Northern Hemisphere, this moment usually falls around March 20th or 21st (it will be on March 20th at 10:45 this year), when the sunlight finally begins to outpace the darkness. After months of winter quiet, something begins to stir in the land. You can feel it if you pause long enough. The air shifts. The soil softens. The light lingers just a little lon