Summer hours were long, winter ones short; only at the spring and autumn equinoxes were the hours of daylight and darkness equal.

夏天的时间长，冬天的时间短；只有在春秋分点，白天和黑夜的时间才相等。

youdao

Well, at the start of the spring we usually have more daylight in the mornings and less in the afternoon.

因为在春天开始的时候，上午的白昼时间要长些，而下午的白昼时间要短些。

youdao

Some looked to daylight saving time beginning over the weekend and early crocuses poking out of the snow as a sign that spring will soon be here.

WSJ: Slushy snow begins to taper off in NY region