more Leap day is an extra day that gets added to the calendar. During a leap year, which occurs every four years, leap day falls on Feb. 29, giving the shortest month of the year one added day.

Wondering why February is so short? What's a leap year or when? Here's why leap year is every four years and when's the next one.

To correct this, Pope Gregory XIII established the Gregorian calendar system in 1582, which removed Leap Days from most years ending in 00 to reduce the drift. To remove the effect of the drift ...

The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.

The emperor Caesar adopted a 365-day calendar and added 10 days to it, including a leap day in February every four years, writes Calendar.com. Eventually, the calendar we all know was adopted by ...

How old would you be if you were born on Leap Day? We did the math for you. Our calendar is not entirely in sync with our planet's trip around the sun. A common year has 365 days on the calendar ...

How old are you technically if you were born on Leap Day? If you were born on Leap Day 1924, you would be 100 years old, or 25 in Leap Day years. On Feb. 28, 2025, or March 1, 2025, you would be 101 ...

The first brand to introduce the leap year indicator on a wrist watch. Here's a quick run through featuring some special ...

In all, Boston-area hospitals reported more than two dozen leap-day babies born this year. The newborns will forever share a unique day on the calendar. Leap years, which typically occur only once ...