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 ...

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 ...

Thursday, Feb. 29 is leap day — that's something you don't hear very often. Here’s what you need to know about the day that happens almost every four years. 🗓️ What is a leap year? A leap year is ...

It takes 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds for Earth to orbit the sun. Cue Leap Years. Next week sees an extra day in the 2024 calendar—a leap day. You’ll remember the last leap year. It ...

Each year has 365 days. Well, almost. Every four years (give or take), our calendars receive an additional day. So, as you're making leap day plans for this year, here's a quick primer on how it came ...

This February is a little longer than usual. It's a leap year, and today — Thursday, Feb. 29 — is Leap Day. The calendar oddity means this year is actually 366 days long, instead of the regular 365.

We're already almost a month through 2024, a year with plenty of major events on the horizon in the coming months. In a year with so much going on, it's only fitting that 2024 is also a leap year.