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A leap year, simply put, is a year that contains an extra day – February 29th – in order to balance the calendar year with the astronomical year. While a standard year has 365 days, a leap year boasts 366 days, ensuring that the calendar remains in sync with Earth’s revolutions around the sun.
Feb 29, 2016 · A leap year is a year with 366 days instead of 365; every 4 years in February one extra day is added. This is done because one year doesn't contain 365 days but 365.25 days. By adding once in the 4 years one extra additional day this problem is solved.
Find out which years are leap years and why they have 366 days. See the table of leap years from 1900 to 3000 and the exceptions to the rule of every 4 years.
Learn what a leap year is, how to calculate it, and why we need it. See the list of leap years from 2020 to 2032 and the history of leap years.
Every year that is exactly divisible by four is a leap year, except for years that are exactly divisible by 100, but these centurial years are leap years if they are exactly divisible by 400. For example, the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 are not leap years, but the years 1600 and 2000 are.
Feb 29, 2024 · If you're curious about leap years since 2000 or want a leap year list from 2000, the tool provides all the details. Wondering when was the last leap year? The tool can help with that too!
Learn what a leap year is, why it is needed, and how it is calculated. See the list of leap years from 1600 to 2400 and the next leap year in 2028.
