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What caused the distortion.
2007-02-25 01:42:30 · 3 answers · asked by Jeff W 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I understand that the 2 are independant from each other. I just thought it fit together better.
One month could have 29 days; and then every 4th year another month could have it's 28th day to keep things even with the Earth around the Sun.
2007-02-25 01:55:36 · update #1
I mean 29th day (directly above).
2007-02-25 01:56:45 · update #2
A lunar month is not 28 days. It is closer to 29.5 days. 13 x 29.5 is greater than a solar year. Since the solar year is the guideline, it is easier to add lunar months periodically to the lunar year to keep it in line with the solar year than to add solar months to the solar year to keep it in line with the lunar year.
2007-02-25 01:56:10 · answer #1 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The orbit of the Moon is independent of the orbit of the Earth. There are 13 full moons each year, but this is less important to us that having one Earth revolution around the Sun.
2007-02-25 09:50:38 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The perception of 13 as an unlucky number. It is as simple as that.
The extra day was used as a feast day during the dead of winter. Then the calendar would begin again on the next day.
2007-02-25 09:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋