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Why is the extra day of a leap year on 29th February?
I know February only has 28 days so it's kind of logical to stick the extra day there, but wouldn't be nicer to have the extra day of a leap year somewhere in the Summer (say, the end of July or August) instead of at the end of a cold, bleak February?
Forgetting the fact that February has less days than any other month, is there another - more logical - reason for the leap year day being on February 29th?
Forgetting the fact that February has less days than any other month, is there another - more logical - reason for the leap year day being on February 29th?
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I dont understand why it would be better to have it in July or August, after all it is not like it is a bank holiday and we all get the day off.
When does it matter when it is, it is just another "day".
It just means one year in four gets an extra day, if it was in July we would not get an extra day of sunshine, we would still get the same number.
When does it matter when it is, it is just another "day".
It just means one year in four gets an extra day, if it was in July we would not get an extra day of sunshine, we would still get the same number.
"The Gregorian calendar repeats itself every 400 years, which is exactly 20,871 weeks including 97 leap days. Over this period, February 29 falls 13 times on a Sunday, Tuesday, or Thursday; 14 times on a Friday or Saturday; and 15 times on a Monday or Wednesday.
The concepts of the leap year and leap day are distinct from the leap second, which results from changes in the Earth's rotational speed.
Adding a leap day (after 23 February) shifts the commemorations in 1962 Roman Missal.
The leap day was introduced as part of the Julian reform. The day following the Terminalia (February 23) was doubled, forming the "bis sextum"—literally 'double sixth', since February 24 was 'the sixth day before the Kalends of March' using Roman inclusive counting (March 1 was the 'first day'). Although exceptions exist, the first day of the bis sextum (February 24) was usually regarded as the intercalated or "bissextile" day since the third century.[1] February 29 came to be regarded as the leap day when the Roman system of numbering days was replaced by sequential numbering in the late Middle Ages."
Wikipedia.
The concepts of the leap year and leap day are distinct from the leap second, which results from changes in the Earth's rotational speed.
Adding a leap day (after 23 February) shifts the commemorations in 1962 Roman Missal.
The leap day was introduced as part of the Julian reform. The day following the Terminalia (February 23) was doubled, forming the "bis sextum"—literally 'double sixth', since February 24 was 'the sixth day before the Kalends of March' using Roman inclusive counting (March 1 was the 'first day'). Although exceptions exist, the first day of the bis sextum (February 24) was usually regarded as the intercalated or "bissextile" day since the third century.[1] February 29 came to be regarded as the leap day when the Roman system of numbering days was replaced by sequential numbering in the late Middle Ages."
Wikipedia.
I don't think your point is valid.The weather happens- it doesn't look at teh calendar.
You could turn the argument round and say it's a good thing because by adding the day on in February it makes March start later so the weather is slightly better on average (one day warmer every day) in March, April, May
You could turn the argument round and say it's a good thing because by adding the day on in February it makes March start later so the weather is slightly better on average (one day warmer every day) in March, April, May
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