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.

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 ...

A new year is upon us and it comes complete with an extra day. Unlike most years, which have 365 days, 2024 is a leap year, which means it has 366 days. Here's what you should know about the change to ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Your year is about to get one day longer. Thursday, Feb. 29 is leap day, the day inserted into the calendar every four years to keep our calendar operating smoothly. This extra day ...

If you were hoping for an extra day before your rent is due or just a bonus day to prepare for March Madness, you’re in luck. That’s because every four years, an extra day comes at the end of February ...

Nearly every four years, the Gregorian calendar — which is used in the majority of countries around the world — gets an extra day: February 29. For some people, leap day means frog jokes and ...

Feb. 29 comes only once every four years (most of the time), but why do we need leap years and how did they come about? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

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 ...