St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: December 30, 2021

St. Louis MO

31 December, 2021

9:31 AM

Description

Press release from St. Louis Science Center: December 30, 2021 The Earth takes 365.242189 days to orbit the Sun. This is called a tropical year. The modern Gregorian calendar accommodates the extra quarter of a day by using the intercalary leap year system. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.