A leap year is a year in which an extra day, Feb. 29, is added to the calendar. It's called an intercalary day. It occurs about every four years, but there are exceptions (we'll get to that later).

February, 29, otherwise know as leap year day, is shown on a calendar Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Overland Park, Kan. Because it actually takes a bit longer than 365 days for the Earth to revolve ...

When the Julian calendar was later refined into the Gregorian calendar in 1582, the tradition of adding a leap day to February persisted. John Tufts covers trending news for the Indianapolis Star ...

On a non-Leap Year, some leapers choose to celebrate the big day on Feb. 28. Some choose to celebrate on March 1. Some even choose both days or claim the whole month of February to celebrate.

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 is the shortest month of the year, but every four years we add a leap day, and 2024 just so happens to get that extra day. The last leap year we had was in 2020 and there won't be another ...

While there are plenty of things to note in the calendar for 2024, one of the biggest is this month. That's because 2024 is a leap year, meaning February will look a bit different.

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 ...

A Leap Year occurs when one extra day is added to the Gregorian calendar, which means that the year has 366 days instead of the usual 365. It takes approximately 365 days for the Earth to orbit ...

February will end on the 29th instead of the 28th this year. It’s called Leap Year on the 2024 calendar, there is an extra day at the end of the month. A leap year happens just about every four ...

A calendar shows the month of February, including leap day, Feb. 29. Because it actually takes a bit longer than 365 days for the Earth to revolve around the sun, an extra day is added to the ...

On a non-Leap Year, some leapers choose to celebrate the big day on Feb. 28. Some choose to celebrate on March 1. Some even choose both days or claim the whole month of February to celebrate.