Happy New Year!
Welcome, 1795 (aka. MMXXV)!

Admonishment: It’s a long read and quite a lot to digest.

Why March 21 and not January 1? Why 1795 and not 2025?

Long story short, the Sun is at the centre of our solar system, the Earth orbits around the Sun, and roughly 365¼ days taken by the Earth to revolve around the Sun. A year starts on the March equinox, according to astronomy.
The March equinox is the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator—an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator—from south to north. The March equinox happens every calendar year on March 19, 20, or 21.
According to the Gregorian calendar, the March equinox Read more Happy New Year 1795 ›