Perhaps it would be a good thing to look more closely at the numbers involved. Our modern calendar 'works' with 365.25 days for the solar or seasonal year. As a fraction this is 365 and a quarter. The 33-year repeat cycle is based on a solar year which is 365.24242424+ or 365 and eight thirty-thirds in length. The astronomical truth is that the seasonal or solar year is 365.242199 days in length. The 33-year repeat cycle is therefore accurate to within 20 seconds, while our modern calendar is, each year, in error by over 11 minutes.
Why is the 1 considered stand alone? Why not 1 + 4 + 3 = 8?
That's fair and a whole other rabbit hole if you want to run down it.
There are 88 official constellations.
https://sleepopolis.com/education/constellations-stars/
The observed paths of the Sun and the Moon form analemmas in the sky. Analemmas look like 8s.
33 is a very interesting number. Supposedly Jesus died when he was 33.
https://www.skyscript.co.uk/sunheath.html
This channel will blow your mind.
https://www.youtube.com/@LXXXVIIIfinistemporis/videos
(like why 88 miles per hour is used in Back to the Future and stuff)
The Aster family. Trumps use of the word Disaster
Interdasting.