Today is Leap Day — Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Here's what leap years do and how they were created.

Leap day is a day added to the end of February approximately every four years to keep the calendar consistent. The exact time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun is 365.2422 days.

The next leap day will happen in years 2028, 2032, 2036 and so on, every four years thereafter. So, the shortest month ends on Friday, Feb 28. Saturday welcomes the beginning of March.

Once every four years, we get an extra day in February, bringing the Gregorian calendar from 365 days per year to 366. But why? This extra day, which falls on February 29 and is called Leap Day or ...

When is leap day? Leap day is on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. How old are leap day babies? Here's a list of how birthdays and ages shake out with leap years:. 1916: You'd be 108 years old or 27. 1920 ...

And that's why the year 2000 was a leap year, but 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not. Some couldn't let go The Gregorian calendar , however, was not adopted by the American Colonies until 1752.