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.

Thursday is a leap day, the rare date of February 29 that's added to the calendar nearly every four years. That means the roughly 5 million people worldwide born on that day — aka "leaplings" — will ...

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 ...

Congratulations leap day babies, the time has finally come for you to celebrate your real birthday again! February 2024 has 29 days, rather than 28, making it a leap year, to make up for the ...

Happy birthday, leaplings! As you know, there is no Feb. 29, 2025, 2024 was the most recent Leap Year, and the next Leap Day is not for another three years. But … leaplings do something unique: They ...

February is packed with interesting observances, but one that stands out is Leap Day—and the Leap Year that makes it possible! If you’re wondering “When is the next leap year?” or curious about why we ...

In case you've been a bit preoccupied, let us bring to your attention that February has an extra day this month. Instead of Thursday being March 1, it's actually Feb. 29. Yes, 2024 is a leap year. It ...

We can calculate our age in dog years, so why not Leap Day years? Unlike the canine formula — anyone can multiply their age by 7 to get the answer — the Leap Day math applies to people born on Feb. 29 ...