2024 is a leap year, meaning we add one day to the end of February and make the year 366 days long instead of the usual 365.

Things to Do What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think February, 29, otherwise know as leap year day, is shown on a calendar Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Overland Park, Kan.

What is the purpose of a leap year? Leap years exist because while the world follows a 365-day Gregorian calendar, it actually takes the planet a little bit more than a year to orbit the sun.

The next leap day will happen in years 2028, 2032, 2036 and so on, every four years thereafter. So, the shortest month ends on Friday, Feb 28. Saturday welcomes the beginning of March.

Happy Leap Day! The rare date Feb. 29 is coming up − though it only crops up every four years, it is indeed real. But what about Feb. 30 or March 32?

Time flies, especially in February, the shortest month. But every four years (with one exception), we get a reprieve with a bonus Leap Day on February 29. When we have a leap year, the calendar ...

While there’s plenty of things to note in the calendar for 2024, one of the biggest is that this year is a leap year. But what exactly does that mean, how often does it happen and why?

Leap day is February 29. Here's why we get an extra day this year and why we have a leap year (almost) every four years.

Is 2024 a leap year? What even is a leap year? All your questions answered, including how old a leap year baby is and why leap years occur.

Feb. 29 comes only once every four years (most of the time), but why do we need leap years and how did they come about?

A leap year occurs when one day is added to the calendar every four years. We're already almost a month through 2024, a year with plenty of major events on the horizon in the coming months.

While February usually has 28 days, every four years it gets an additional day, famously known as leap day. Here's why it exists.