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As I write this, there is less than 10 minutes left of the Winter of 2015-6.

You got that right. Ostara, the Vernal Equinox, will occur at 10:30 PM MDT and corresponding times in other time zones.

Why, do you ask, is this happening now? Isn't it just a skosh early for this?