Year
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==Year== | ==Year== | ||
| - | The average length of a year is 365.25 days. In a non-leap year, there are 365 days, in a leap year there are 366 days. A leap year occurs every 4 years. | + | The average length of a year is 365.25 days. In a non-leap year, there are 365 days, in a [[leap year]] there are 366 days. A leap year occurs every 4 years. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[2008]] | [[2008]] | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 24 March 2008
A year is the time the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. By extension, this can be applied to any planet: for example, a "Martian year" is the time in which Mars completes its own orbit.
Year
The average length of a year is 365.25 days. In a non-leap year, there are 365 days, in a leap year there are 366 days. A leap year occurs every 4 years.
