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"Leap Year" is a human invention. We made it up in order to keep our calendar in sync
with the seasons.
The seasons take 365 and 1/4 days to repeat. But if we tried to put a quarter-day in our
calendar, things would really get seriously messed up.
So instead of putting an extra quarter-day in the calendar every year, we put an extra whole day
in it every fourth year, which is exactly the same thing.
If we didn't do that, then each season would creep 25 days earlier every century. If Winter (in
the northern Hemisphere) started on the correct date at the time of the American Revolution,
then by now, Winter would be starting on October 26 instead of December 21.
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How long does it take the earth to travel round the sun?
365 Days (one year) 366 days in a leap year
How long is an Earth leap year?
366 days
How long does it take for a complete orbit if the sun by the earth?
365.25 days or 1 year. The .25 is why we have a leap year every 4 years.
How long does the earth take to move around the sun a day month or a thousand years?
One year........ + 1 day for leap year!
How long is one Earth year?
1 Earth year is Earth 365 days normally, or 366 Earth days for a leap year.
How long does it take the earth to complete an orbit of the sun?
365.25 days. We have a leap year every 4 years to balance the time.
How long does earth to orbit the sun?
365 days or 366 on a leap year
How long is one orbit for the earth?
365 days, 366 on a leap year.
How long does it take to orbit earth?
365 1/4 days. Resulting in a leap year every fourth year.
How long is a year really?
It is 365.25 days to take the average with leap year included.
How long does it actually take earth to travel around the sun?
It takes 365 and a quarter days for th earth to go around the sun. That is why every four years we have a leap year.
How long does it take to revolve around the sun and how long is one year?
365.24 days is roughly how long it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun. For convenience we use a "year" of 365 days with" leap years" of 366 days.
