UC Merced professor explains cause of Leap Year

As we know, the world is perpetually spinning, and 1 24-hour time equals 1 implicit spin.

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- You whitethorn announcement an other time connected the calendar this week.

That's due to the fact that 2024 is simply a leap year.

February 29 lone comes erstwhile each 4 years.

As we know, the world is perpetually spinning, and 1 24-hour time equals 1 implicit spin.

At the aforesaid time, the world is orbiting astir the prima and 1 twelvemonth equals 1 rotation astir the sun.

However, arsenic UC Merced prof Anna Nierenberg explains, the clip it takes america to ellipse the prima is not precisely 365 days.

"It takes 365.242 days to spell around, and it's astir a 4th time extra," she said. "So if you adhd an other time each 4 years, you tin close for that small spot of other time, it brings you backmost successful sync with that seasonal going astir the sun."

This twelvemonth we get 366 days.

That besides means anyone calved connected February 29 called "leap twelvemonth babies" really gets their day this Thursday.

According to history.com, determination are lone astir 5 cardinal radical successful the satellite who person a leap-year birthday.