PULL · 29 FEB 1996

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Julius Caesar and Leap Days

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Today, February 29th, is a leap day, a relatively rare event. Julius Caesar, advised by astronomer Sosigenes, created a calendar system in 46 BC that added one leap day every four years. This adjustment accounts for the fact that Earth's orbit around the Sun doesn't take an exact number of 24-hour days.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
PISCES

In tropical astrology, 29 FEB 1996 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 29 FEB 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 29 FEB 1996
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 78% lit
POSITION
Day 60 of 366