Leap Day is an additional day added in the month of February in order to balance the Gregorian calendar with an annual 6-hour lag in the Earth's rotation around the Sun. To make up for this lag time, an additional day is added to the month of February in years evenly divisible by the number 4.
Extra Day
It takes the Earth 365 days and 6 hours to complete a rotation around the Sun. If the Gregorian calendar were followed strictly, without the addition of a leap day, then the Earth's relation to the Sun would fail to coincide with established astrological schedules.Time and Date: Why Leap Years Are Used
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If there is an extra day added on a leap year, does that mean there are 366 days?(5 Answers)
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Yes, a leap year has 366 days. This is because the orbits the sun at a rate of 365 days and 6hrs (not just 365 days), but obviously ...
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Fast Facts
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Date
February 29
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Fact:
Non-leap years are known as Common years
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Solar year
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Famous Leap Day birthdays
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*1976
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*1972
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*1960
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*1956
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*1916
