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The quick and dirty answer: Because the number of days in a year is not an exact whole number. So the moment when one full orbit is completed will not always happen at midnight of the same calendar day. In fact, it can happen at any time of night or day. The calendar has to be adjusted now and then so that the seasonal drift doesn't get too big.

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