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 ...

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.

While there are plenty of things to note in the calendar for 2024, one of the biggest is this month. That's because 2024 is a leap year, meaning February will look a bit different. Stream NBC 5 for ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Your year is about to get one day longer. Thursday, Feb. 29 is leap day, the day inserted into the calendar every four years to keep our calendar operating smoothly. This extra day ...

Each year has 365 days. Well, almost. Every four years (give or take), our calendars receive an additional day. So, as you're making leap day plans for this year, here's a quick primer on how it came ...

Feb. 29 comes only once every four years (most of the time), but why do we need leap years and how did they come about? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

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 year phenom ...