When is Leap Day?
Leap Day 2028 is on Tuesday, February 29, 2028.
An extra day added to February every four years (with a few exceptions) to keep the calendar in step with the seasons. People born on February 29 are called “leaplings”.
How the date is set: February 29, in leap years (2028 is the next one).
The date in other years
| Year | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Tuesday, February 29 |
A short history
February 29 is known as a leap day (or "leap year day"), which is periodically added as the last day of the month to the Julian and Gregorian calendars, as an intercalary date, to create leap years. Its main function is to keep the calendars aligned with the Earth's seasons, as the planet orbits the sun. In the older Julian calendar, leap days are added to every year that is evenly divisible by four. However, this causes the calendar to slowly become misaligned with the Earth's seasons, by about 3 days every 400 years.
From Wikipedia’s article February 29, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Calendar rule: February 29, in leap years (2028 is the next one)
- Wikipedia: February 29 Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)