2006-07-26 08:37:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I have always marveled at this question. I think that K9 has the best answer and theviolet's story shows an anathema of pure reason (shame on the DMV). But in case that doesn't satisfy you, consider this:
The earth doesn't take exactly 365 days to orbit the sun. In fact it doesn't even take exactly 365.25 days. (The .25 is the source of leap year because every four years, we have to throw an extra day into the calendar to make up for that extra 1/4 of a day that we've lost every year.) Actually the sun takes slightly less than 365.25 days. For this reason, the year 2100 won't be a leap year (in order to subtract that little extra that we've been adding).
So do you see? The question of "when is your birthDAY" is really a pointless question because your birth occurred at a point in time when the earth was in a certain position. If by "Birthday" you mean the day containing the moment that the earth is in precise relation to the sun as it was the moment you were born, then we should all be wondering when our birthdays are.
2006-08-01 11:09:56 · answer #1 · answered by manofwar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is still February 29 of whatever year the person is born. The anniversary of the birth just doesn't come around every year. I think that a person can celebrate their birth whenever. It doesn't have to be on the day. I'm not a leap year baby and I don't always celebrate on the day. Sometimes the actual day is busy or inconvenient.
2006-07-26 15:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by Gwen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once heard a story about this girl trying to get a drivers license on her 16th birthday, but because she was born on a Feb 29th of a leap year, the DMV didn't know when to fully consider her to be 16. They couldn't use Feb 28th, because it was techincallly BEFORE her birthday, and the couldn't be sure she was 16 on March 1st, since that wasn't her birthdate either, it was either the day OF or after, depending on the year. They ended up decideing that she was 16 by March 2nd, so that's when her Birthday is listed as.
In any case, when to celebrate a leap year birthday is a personal preference. But March 1st is waht I would believe to be the day to be fully SURE of that you are one year older.
2006-07-26 15:49:58 · answer #3 · answered by theviolet41 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know someone born on Feb. 29. He celebrates on Feb. 28 except during leap years.
2006-07-26 15:39:28 · answer #4 · answered by Katrine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend is born on February 29th, celebrates it on March 1st. Or a day close to that... but we always joke around with her and say that shes only 5. But your birthday is a celebration of your birth, a way to organize life. So it doesn't really matter when you celebrate.
2006-08-02 17:12:33 · answer #5 · answered by Puckle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
29 February!
On non leap years, it should strictly be 1 March.
2006-07-26 15:41:55 · answer #6 · answered by the_emrod 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May 5
2006-08-03 11:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by andeegi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend used to celebrate two days, Feb. 28 and March 1
2006-07-26 15:40:32 · answer #8 · answered by TRUcocoNUTT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On documentation, you just say Feb. 29. For celebration purposes, pick the day of your choice.
2006-07-26 15:50:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know someone who is born on feb. 29 and they celebrate on feb.28
2006-08-02 23:26:11 · answer #10 · answered by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋