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The time it takes Earth to orbit the sun is about 365.2422 days. Since calendars consist of only whole days, but 365.2422 is not a whole number, some years need to be shorter than 365.2422 days and some years have to be longer than 365.2422 days at a ratio that makes the average length of a calendar year about 365.2422 days.

The average length of a year of the Julian calendar is 365.25 days, which is accurate to within one day every 128 years. The average length of a year of the Gregorian calendar is 365.2425 days, which is accurate to within one day every 3200 years (25 times more accurate).

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