It's an arbitrary decision, really, to begin a year on the 1st of January. The Vernal Equinox is more more definitive, astronomically speaking of course.
Of course, a Leap Second was added on last night, so that the time run by the world catches up with the position of the Sun in Space. Some people have said why bother. they would like to see the planet's time to run on its own internal system.
This is a typical attitude of Mankind. He seeks to define himself on his own conditions without any reference to that which is outside himself. Humanity- the Cosmic Introvert.
One might argue that the Solar System is chaotic anyway, so we need an independent method of measuring Time. A valid point, but I think the Chaotic nature of the Solar System is hardly likely to impinge on the rather temporary system of time keeping that we have already.
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