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Year Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.
One year is about 365 days long (except in a leap year). It is the time it takes the Earth to go completely around (orbit) the sun once. A year is actually 365ΒΌ days long, but a calendar has 365 days, except in a leap year.
The year starts on January 1 and ends on December 31 in the Gregorian calendar, but a fiscal year or a school year can start on a different day of the year.
There are several ways used to measure the length of a year.
Solar and lunar years are used by different societies in daily life. The other measurements are used by astronomers.
Months of the Year |
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |