春分日夜等長?

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三月二十一日是春分 March equinox 2015:，傳說中日夜等長的一天‧

那一年黃鶯鶯歌唱著:
"就好像　黑夜白天
匆匆地　見一面　就斷了"

其實
白天與黑夜永不相遇
總被晨曦與晚霞隔開

但一年有兩天或一天
白晝與黑夜
平分春光，各據十二小時。

一般曆法以春分秋分日為晝夜等長日，
但並非如此‧

今年第一次日夜等長的日子在3/16‧不在春分那天‧
這天台北日出(6:03)日落(6:03)的時辰相同，整整相隔十二小時，一分不差‧英國倫敦還有許多地方也是‧
但紐約及東京日出日落卻有一分之差，日夜不是等長。

Night falls
  Day breaks
Night sleeps
  Day awakes
夜幕低垂
旭日升起
黑夜沉睡
白日甦醒

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