The end of February is coming up and sometimes there can be confusion about how many days there are in the month
The end of February is just a couple of days away, at just 28 days the shortest month of the year always goes quickly.This happens every four years and is known as a leap year, but when is the next leap year and why do they occur?Why is a leap year added? A leap year is added because the length of an astronomical year, which is the time it takes for the Earth to complete a full orbit around the Sun, is just a bit longer than a calendar year.
The extra day is tacked on in February, which is already the shortest day in the year. Meaning that every four years, the month has 29 days rather than 28. If it wasn’t then over time the seasons would stop happening during the same months every year and eventually summer would fall in December. However, some years aren’t leap years due to the fact that 365.25 isn’t quite exact either the astronomical year is precisely 365.2422, according to Royal Museums Greenwich.
“This is why the years 1600 and 2000 were leap years but 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not and why 2400 will be a leap year but 2100, 2200, and 2300 will not.”
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