10 days
of the year missing from iPhone calendar, users shocked
Recently,
iPhone users were surprised to see that 10 days were missing from the iPhone
calendar in October 1582.
This
observation was made when a user noticed that October 15 was coming directly
after October 4, meaning that the days between October 5 and 14 were missing.
Users are
creating various puzzles regarding this mystery. One user asked on X what happened
in October 1582.
Another user
said that this means we are all 10 days older than our ages.
However, it
should be noted that this is not a software error or bug but a historical fact.
In the year 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar to
correct the shortcomings of the Julian calendar.
The Julian
calendar based each year on 365 days and 6 hours, which was about 11 minutes
longer than the actual solar year. Over the centuries, this difference grew and
the calendar began to lose its synchronization with the seasons. To solve this
problem, the Pope decided that the day after October 4, 1582, would be October
15, to eliminate the 10-day difference.
The iPhone
calendar, which is based on the Gregorian calendar, accurately reflects this
change. So when you look at the month of October 1582, the days October 5 to 14
appear to be missing. This is not an error, but a reflection of historical
fact.
0 Comments