February is packed with interesting observances, but one that stands out is Leap Day—and the Leap Year that makes it possible ...

The next time is this Thursday, when we'll have a rare Feb. 29. What is Leap Day, and why do we have it? Short answer: Every four years, in the same years as American presidential elections and ...

(Psst, it’s still Feb, 29) If you were born on Leap Day 1928, you will be 100 years old or 25 in Leap Day years on Feb. 29, 2028. Happy early birthday, leaplings! Though 2025 is not a Leap Year ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It's a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) ...

And yes, that small addition makes a difference. If we didn’t have leap day, we would miss nearly 6 hours every year, which means in 100 years, our calendar would be 24 days off. The passage of ...

This accounts for the fact that the earth's complete orbit is actually 365 and ¼ days. Leap day means having an extra 24 hours of... well, everything, including time to think about your finances.

Every four years, we are gifted an extra day in the calendar, known as Leap Day, which falls on February 29. This phenomenon, while rare, holds a variety of interesting quirks and historical ...

As you know, there is no Feb. 29, 2025, 2024 was the most recent Leap Year, and the next Leap Day is not for another three years. But … leaplings do something unique: They can calculate their ...

A lot of annoying little hacks are needed to keep our integer-based calendar in sync with a floating-point universe, and the big one, leap day, passed us by this week. Aside from the ignominy of a ...

Leap day statistics estimate the odds of a Feb. 29 birthday at about 1 in 1,500. The extra 24 hours on Feb. 29 are necessary about every four years — a leap year — to keep the calendar in line ...

Chain restaurants are giving food freebies or deals on Feb. 29 in honor of Leap Day Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food department. She writes the weekly recipes for the ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Generally, every year that's evenly divisible by four contains a Leap Day — 2020, 2024, 2028 and so on. However, Leap Day is skipped in ...