What Makes 2024 a Leap Year? Understanding Leap Years Explained
Discover why 2024 is a leap year and learn how leap years help synchronize our calendar with the solar year.
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The year 2024 is a leap year. This means it has 366 days instead of the usual 365, with an extra day added to February, making it 29 days long. Leap years occur every four years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the Earth to complete its orbit around the Sun.
FAQs & Answers
- What is a leap year? A leap year is a year that has one extra day, making it 366 days long, to keep our calendar aligned with the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
- How often do leap years occur? Leap years occur every four years, but special rules apply to century years, requiring them to be divisible by 400.
- Why does February have 29 days during a leap year? February has 29 days in a leap year to account for the extra day added to synchronize our calendars with the solar year.