Without a Leap Day, we would lose 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds every year. Seriously, we want our time back, which is why February 29 is also celebrated as National Time Refund Day.

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 ...

When is leap day? Leap day is on Feb. 29, 2024. While February usually has 28 days (the shortest month of the year), every four years it gets an additional day, i.e. leap day.

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 ...

However, 2023 is not a Leap Year, as this year February ends on Tuesday 28. The Gregorian calendar usually has 365 days, but in a Leap Year, it has 366 days.

During a leap year, the month of February has an extra day added to it. So this year, there will be 29 days in February, rather than 28. That 29th day is also referred to as a "leap day." ...

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 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 ...

A leap year is a year with an extra day added to the calendar — also known as leap day — on the29th day of February. The purpose is to keep it aligned with the Earth's orbit around the sun.

What to know about February and leap year. Why do we have a leap years? Leap years account for the inaccurate measure of time on the 365-day calendar.

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 ...

February got an extra day in 2024 but not 2025. Here’s how leap years are determined, including a caveat to the every 4 years rule, plus leap years through 2096.