Happy early birthday, leaplings! Though 2025 is not a Leap Year, your birthday month February (or March, for some people) is still coming up. Millions of you got to celebrate the actual Leap Day, Feb.

Happy early birthday, leaplings! Though 2025 is not a Leap Year, celebrate your birthday month February (or March, for some people). Millions of you got to celebrate the actual Leap Day, Feb. 29, in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

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 ...

With holidays like Valentine's Day, Presidents Day, Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday (yes, an unofficial one, but still worth celebrating), February is arguably one of the most festive months of ...

In this leap year, experts and leap day babies weigh in on the pros and cons of adding a 29th day to February. Now Part 2 of our series in the run up to leap day on February 29. Today we focus on the ...

As most everyone knows, there are typically 365 days in a year. The exception, of course, is leap year, which adds a bonus day to the month of February once every four years. If you've ever wondered ...

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 ...