rain: Random Friday thoughts.....
- 09/23/11 10:29 AM
Happy Autumnal Equinox! Is everyone planning a party to celebrate? The equinox only occurs two times a year, so it's worth a party - almost like a birthday but twice as often! The autumnal equinox is one of only two days that a person standing on the Equator could see the sun passing directly overhead. Further during the equinox, the length of night and day across the world is nearly equal. I didn't really believe this fact, so of course, I checked. And it's true! Today, in NY, sunrise was at 6:44am and sunset at 6:53pm; almost 12 hours. In Japan today, sunrise was (8 comments)