14 DAY TRIAL // The picture above, which shows what the spring equinox looks like when observed from space, was taken this past March 20, at 7:45 ET, by the GOES-13 satellite.
Given the fact that the equinox took place at precisely 7:02 ET, it is safe to assume that the picture is fairly accurate.
“At 7:02 ET on March 20, 2013, Earth was at its equinox. At 7:45 ET, the GOES-13 satellite captured this full disk image of Earth,” NOAA says.
It is easily noticeable that, at this time of the year, the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres are equally lit by the sun.
However, it will not be long until the northern hemisphere begins to receive significantly more sunlight than the southern one. Hence the manifestation of the seasons we are all too familiar with.
As NOAA explains, the sun featured in this image had to be artificially created.