It's either 364.25 or 366.25 depending on whether the earth spins in the same direction as it goes around the sun or not (I don't remember which it is and can't deduce it from the information that's available to me without looking it up). Imagine if the Earth did not spin at all on its axis so it would seem as if a year was equivalent to one day. It will take the Earth rotating either 264.24 or 366.25 times depending on the direction to seem like the 365.25 days that it does take.

Every year it takes 365.25 rotations but while making calendar we ignore that 0.25 for 3 years and add an extra day in 4th year.

<b>365.25 is WRONG!!!</b> Actually <b>Anonymous</b> is right! Just think about this (lay it out on your desk): <ul> <li>How many days would there be if the earth would not revolve around its axis?</li> <li>How many days would there be if it turned once around it's axis?</li> <li>Now do again one, change the direction the earth revolves it's axis, but keep going the same direction around the sun ...</li> </ul> The concrete right answer is 366.25 Here you find details on the exact number (with other proof): :)

This question makes no sense.

It's other way around, only when earth complete one round, we call it a year. To make human calculations easy, we introduced leap yrs.

366 rotations per year with respect to a distinct star.

366 rotations in a no leap year with respect to distinct star.

It's to get you thinking about casting... the calender is a double casted to an int!

365.25 / yr I wouldn't say 365/ 366 leap year. Jain has a point.^

Depends on the Leap Year or non Leap Year 365 for Non Leap Year 366 for Leap Year