2006-08-22 16:46:26 · 8 answers · asked by arkay 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
yes,our calendar is correct according to the rotation of earth, because earth takes 365 days and 6 hours to revolve around the sun.So every 6 hours in 4 years become one day.so leap year occurs i.e., 366 days i.e., 29 days in February
2006-08-22 19:15:41 · answer #1 · answered by shom_abraham 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naw, I don't think so. We're used to it, that's all. But the calendar's really messed up. Why do you think there's 28 (or 29) days in February? Doesn't make sense.
And is there a good reason why New Years should be in January? Well, not really, except that some Roman emperor decided to have a holiday party then.
Seems to me that the New Year ought to start on the first day of Spring. That's when the earth comes to life, the snow goes away, the grass turns green, the days get longer, the flowers start to bloom, and the trees blossom.
There are four seasons and 365 days in the year (366 on leap year). 365 divided by 4 is 91 days for each season, plus one (or two) left over.
How about 12 months, starting with March, laid out like this:
Spring: March 30 days, April 31 days, May 30 days
Summer: June 30 days, July 31 days, August 31 days (putting the one extra day in the middle of the year)
Autumn: September 30 days, October 31 days, November 30 days
Winter: December 30 days, January 31 days, February 30 days (and 31 days in leap year)
Since New Years Day would be March 1st (March 21st in today's calendar), each season would have three of its own months, and each season would have 91 days -- with the extra day at mid-year (the end of August). And when leap year comes, we tack a day on at the end of the year, as February 31st.
The Old Roman Calendar, which only had ten months, was something like this. Their year began on March 25th (according to our calendar), which was near the beginning of spring. (And, incidentally, Christmas is exactly nine months after that, implying that Mary became pregnant at the beginning of spring.)
The other good thing about this calendar is that the months would line up again the way they were originally intended. Check this out: 1. March (Mars). 2. April (Aprilis). 3. May (Maia). 4. June (Juno). 5. July (for Julius Caesar, but originally Quintilis -- five). 6. August (for Augustus Caesar, but originally Sextilis -- six). 7. September (septem -- seven). 8. October (octo -- eight). 9. November (novem -- nine). 10 December (decem -- ten). 11. January (added month). 12. February (added month).
All these names come from the Latin, and the fifth (Quintilis) through tenth (December) approximately correspond to the numbers five through ten in Spanish, a Romance language derived from Latin.
So that's the way the calendar ought to be, in my opinion.
2006-08-23 03:09:54 · answer #2 · answered by bpiguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is... there are authorities who adjust it from time to time... e.g. the Gregorian calendar was created due to the fact that the julian calendar was erroneous in 1582. In fact, in 2005, a second was added to that year for an adjustment.
2006-08-23 05:53:43 · answer #3 · answered by greenfeces20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No mine is running about 3 minutes fast.
2006-08-24 20:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our calendAr is as correct as we say it is... sort of like realty is as real as everyone believes it is.
2006-08-22 23:49:19 · answer #5 · answered by Flyleaf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine is. Who's yours?
2006-08-22 23:48:34 · answer #6 · answered by ppellet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really, but it's close
2006-08-23 00:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i dont now . every one do it as he like.
2006-08-23 05:29:09 · answer #8 · answered by meri 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋