Leap Day 2024 Why

Leap Day 2024 Why. The simple explanation for why we have leap days is that it takes 365.2422 days for our planet to complete one revolution around the sun. Leap days come every four years, so this our first such year since 2020 and will be our only one until 2028 comes around.

Yes, the next leap day will be feb. We break down the science, and history, behind this (not quite) every four year.