Why is an extra day added to February evey four years?

Question

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Answer 1

because the year isnt exactly 365 days long.. its 365 and one quarter days.. so every four years that adds up to one extra day a year that we didnt account for.. hence them adding a day...

as for why its in february, i have no clue

Answer 2

A leap year is a year containing an extra day, week or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days instead of just 28. Seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an exact number of days, so a calendar which had the same number of days in each year would over time drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track. By occasionally inserting (or intercalating) an additional day or month into the year, the drift can be corrected. A year which is not a leap year is called a common year.

Answer 3

The time it takes the Earth to travel around the Sun is approximately 365 1/4 days. So every four years we add a day to make up for those four quarters.

Answer 4

It takes the earth 365 and 1/4 days to revolve around the sun. That extra 1/4 adds up to another full day after 4 years, so they add it to Feburary.

Answer 5

Earth takes 365 1/4days for one revolution the 1/4 part of day is 6 hours in one year, after 4 years it becomes 1 day so it is added in the leap year.

Answer 6

Its because the earth doesn't orbit the sun exactly every 365 days, its a little off. So every four years we add a day, so we are still at the right time in space so to speak.

Answer 7

So certain people only have to celebrate their birthday every 4 years!