All about Feb. 29, on the calendar every 4 years. February 28, 2024. 4 min. Feb. 29, otherwise know as leap year day, appears on calendars in 2024. (Charlie Riedel/AP) By Annabelle Timsit.

Happy Leap Day! The rare date Feb. 29 is coming up − though it only crops up every four years, it is indeed real. But what about Feb. 30 or March 32?

This year is a leap year, meaning Feb. 29 was added as the 366th day on the calendar. Here's what to know about its meaning, origin, deals and more.

But the modern Leap Day as we know it traces its roots back to ancient Rome. Romulus, the first king of Rome, established the Roman Republican calendar around 738 B.C., decreeing that a year began ...

Many folks who are born on Feb. 29 — leaplings — are drawn to the Anthony Texas Leap Year Festival for a once-every-four-years birthday bash with live music, crafts, vendors, eats and more.

A leap year is a year in which an extra day, Feb. 29, is added to the calendar. It's called an intercalary day. It occurs about every four years, but there are exceptions (we'll get to that later).

But Feb. 29 is still used for identification and important documents. If your birthday is Feb. 29 , it's been a long four years. The good news is, the countdown's on to Leap Year 2024.

Wednesday, February 29, marks leap day—an extra 24 hours that gets added to the month of February roughly every four years—that is, every leap year—to keep the modern calendar in line with ...

February 29 has been on the calendar only once every four years since 45 B.C. Here's a list of events that have happened on "Leap Day." ...

Yes, our driver’s licenses give our real birthday. No, you’re not the first person to joke that we’re too young to drink or drive. A Feb. 29 baby demystifies the quadrennial calendar quirk.

People who were born on Feb. 29 often feel left out. Not this year, ... Hanke says that keeps the calendar in line with current seasons, which is the purpose of the leap days that we have now.