2007-02-14 11:16:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Not super exactly. In the year 2000, it took 365.24237404 days (365 days 5 hours 41 minutes 1 second). It changes a little bit each year (by less than 1 second per century).
The scientific name for this is the "vernal equinox year" year.
By the way, the leap year rules say that you skip 3 leap years in every 400 years. The years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years. Also 2100, 2200, and 2300 will not be leap years. So the average calendar year is 365.2425 days. It will take about 7,939 years for the calendar year to be off by one day from the vernal equinox year.
2007-02-14 11:47:11 · answer #1 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So how long do YOU think it takes the earth to go around the sun?
2007-02-14 12:21:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the US Naval Observatory, the cycle of the seasons, technically known as the tropical year, is approximately 365.2422 days.
2007-02-14 13:36:06 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's closer to 365.24, every once in a while we skip a leap year. I think we did on 2000
2007-02-14 11:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty close. Also depends on how you measure it!
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year
for a good explaination on the different type of years.
2007-02-14 11:26:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not exact, and this has been the source of politically-difficult calendar reform over the centuries.
2007-02-14 11:22:02 · answer #6 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Closer to 365.24 days
2007-02-14 12:10:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not exactly but about that much
2007-02-14 11:20:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it dose take that amount of time!
2007-02-14 11:26:30 · answer #9 · answered by romanep 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sometimes
2007-02-14 12:12:04 · answer #10 · answered by beasleybadboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋