Happy early birthday, leaplings! Though 2025 is not a Leap Year, your birthday month February (or March, for some people) is still coming up. Millions of you got to celebrate the actual Leap Day, Feb.

Saturday is Feb. 29, a.k.a. leap day, a date that appears on our calendars only once every four years. Leap day is added because it takes the Earth 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds to ...

Once every four years, an extra day is added to the month of February. That year is considered a leap year, and February 29 is known as a leap day. Leap years exist because it takes the Earth 365 days ...

In 2012 we add one day more day to the year, Feb. 29, to bring our calendar more nearly into accord with the seasons. Under the Julian calendar, every fourth year was a leap year, on the assumption ...

It's not every year that you see February 29 on the calendar -- and it's not technically every four years either. Thursday is officially leap day. For some, its birthdate, or a day for special deals ...

February is packed with interesting observances, but one that stands out is Leap Day—and the Leap Year that makes it possible! If you’re wondering “When is the next leap year?” or curious about why we ...

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 ...

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) every four year phenom ...

2020 is a leap year, which means we get to enjoy a whole extra day of February, and people born on Feb. 29 finally get some presents. But why do we even have leap years? Our calendar has 365 days in a ...