Feb. 29 is a date that happens only once every four years, but what are leap years? Why do we need them? And how did they come about? Leap years are years with 366 calendar days instead of the normal ...

Happy early birthday, leaplings! Though 2025 is not a Leap Year, your birthday month February (or March, for some people) is still coming up. Millions of you got to celebrate the actual Leap Day, Feb.

February is packed with interesting observances, but one that stands out is Leap Day—and the Leap Year that makes it possible! If you’re wondering “When is the next leap year?” or curious about why we ...

If you’ve turned the calendar already to take a peek at February, you may have noticed there’s a day you don’t normally see — Feb. 29. That’s because almost every four years, we declare a leap year, ...

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Instead of the standard 365 days we see every year, we get an extra 24 hours in 2024 thanks to it being a leap year. February 2024 will have an extra day added to the calendar. February is the ...

February always is the odd month out by being the shortest. But this year, it gets an extra day. February is the shortest month of the year, but every four years we add a leap day, and 2024 just so ...

Nearly every four years, the Gregorian calendar — which is used in the majority of countries around the world — gets an extra day: February 29. For some people, leap day means frog jokes and ...

As we navigate through the first week of the new year many people are beginning to work on their New Year's resolutions, settling back into work and school mode, and gearing up for 2024, all 366 days ...

The rare date Feb. 29 is coming up − and though it only crops up every four years, it is indeed real. But what about Feb. 30 or March 32? Sorry, folks. Those are ...