why do you think we have 364 and a fraction of days?

Question

why not just...flat! 364.

Answer 1

that's how long it takes to go around the sun in a circle.

Answer 2

Because the Earth's orbit around the sun is (actually 365 and a fraction, not 364 and a fraction) days long. A year, in terms of the Earth's motion, isn't exactly 365 days. To make the calendar work out right with the natural motion of the Earth around the sun, we need to add in an extra day every four years, plus make a few other adjustments less often.

Answer 3

we don't have 364 and a fraction of days; we have 365 and a fraction of days.

we have a fraction because the length of a day (about 24 hours) doesn't go equally into the time it takes for the earth to orbit the sun (a year* about 365 and 1/4 days)

you might want to check my sources; they probably explain things better

*if you look up year, you might get more than one definition. one may be 365 days, another might be 365.25 days, another might be 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds or something more exact like that, but all of these lengths are considered "a year" so you could say that a year is a flat number: 365

Answer 4

We have 365 and a fraction. Otherwise the seasons would eventually change. If we didn't have the leap day every four years, the seasons would shift forward a month every 130 years. Has to do with the time is takes to orbit the sun.

Answer 5

because it takes the earth that long to orbit the sun. To make up for that and to keep calendars accurate we have february 29th every four years. 2008 is the next leap year.

Answer 6

What about the day in leap year? Isn't there 365 days?

Answer 7

so we can have a leap year

Answer 8

its all about the sun!