Feb 28, 2024 · February, 29, otherwise know as leap year day, is shown on a calendar Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Overland Park, Kan. Because it actually takes a bit longer than 365 days for the Earth to revolve around the sun, an extra day is added to the calendar in February every four years to make up make up for the that extra time.

Feb 26, 2024 · Why do we have leap years, and what are we supposed to do — or not do — with our rare extra day? NPR's Morning Edition spoke with experts in astronomy, history and economics to find out.

NATIONAL LEAP DAY. For a day that is celebrated only once every 4 years (with some mathematical exceptions we'll go over later) it sure seems to have a lot going on around it. Leap year has devious explorers, beloved saints, partying boarder towns and proposal popping Irish ladies. And let's not forget all the birthdays babies.

2024 is a leap year, meaning Thursday, Feb. 29 is a once-in-every-four-year event. Since leap years typically happen every four years (although there are some exceptions), our last leap days...

Leap Day, on February 29, has been a day of traditions, folklore and superstitions ever since Leap Years were first introduced by Julius Caesar over 2000 years ago. Gloves can hide a naked ring finger.

Feb 28, 2024 · It takes 365.2422 days for the Earth to orbit the sun each year. That fraction of a day has to go somewhere, so we add Feb. 29 about every four years.

Feb 29, 2024 · 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. Here's why leap years occur. What is the...

Feb 28, 2024 · We get a leap day only every four years. How will you spend it? Here's some inspiration from people celebrating all sorts of personal milestones — and those who just want to enjoy their extra...

Are you ready to leap into the quirky and whimsical world of National Leap Day? Well, get ready for a day that only comes once every four years. It's a special day filled with surprises and strange traditions.

Feb 25, 2024 · Adding a leap day every four years would make the calendar longer by more than 44 minutes, according to the National Air & Space Museum.