Although the subspecies of painted turtle intergrade (blend together) at range boundaries they are distinct within the hearts of their ranges. 1  The male eastern painted turtle (C. 2  The midland painted turtle (C. 3  The southern painted turtle 4  (C. The largest subspecies is the western painted turtle  (C.
In some cultures in the Northern Hemisphere, the astronomical March equinox (varying between 19 and 21 March) is taken to mark the first day of spring, and the Northern solstice (around 21 June) is taken as the first day of summer. In other traditions, the equinox is taken as mid-spring.
Usually, the spring equinox happens on March 20 or 21. But the 2016 spring equinox will happen during the very early hours of Sunday (March 20) at 12:30 a.m. EDT, making it the earliest spring equinox since 1896. The reason why goes back to Pope Gregory XIII, who created the Gregorian calendar in 1582, according to the website EarthSky.