The spring equinox finds us at Angkor Wat, the most famous Buddhist temple in Angkor Archaeological Park. The park is essentially a 154-square-mile collection of historic temples and related holy sites just outside the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia. On the equinox, when the sun rises it aligns with the top of the main tower at Angkor Wat before climbing farther into the sky to usher in longer days and shorter nights. Of course, if this photo is any indication, every sunrise at Angkor Wat is spectacular.
Sunburst at Angkor
Today in History
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Anniversary of the British Museum
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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World Penguin Day
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Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece
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Daylight saving time begins
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National Public Lands Day
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Happy St. Patricks Day!
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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World Turtle Day
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Happy Valentines Day!
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World Lizard Day
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The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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It s Independence Day
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Stop and see the flowers
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Pining for spring
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High alpine color in Colorado
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Pantaleu
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Bobbio, Italy
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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Festivus
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Protecting Alaska
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Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
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The perfect canvas for an ancient text
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
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