Hello again;
I am having some confusion about a solar calendar I am
making. That is how to deal with leap years.
I think if I include Feb. 29th on my solar calendar and
align the calendar on a leap year the shadows will be off
1/4 day each year for 4 years when it will self correct on
the next leap year. Is that right?
I also think if I align my calendar to be correct halfway
between the leap year cycle that the shadows will only be
off a maximum of 1/4 day each year for 2 years when the
shadows will start to be off 1/4 day each year in the other
direction. Also self correcting if I include Feb. 29th.
I wonder if I don't include Feb 29th if my calendar would
get progressively worse each year....1/4 of a day a year
error compounded, so in 100 years my calendar would be off
25 days?
If that is correct thinking, in 1,460 years (365 x 4)my
calendar would be off 365 days, or in other words self
corrected.
I suppose all would be fine except I would have lost a year.
Has the leap year problem been solved with solar calendars?
The hard part for me to grasp is that my "real" days are
always full days, I don't ever have a quarter day.
thanks again for any help
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