US EditionLeap years, and why 2026 isn’t one
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A leap year is the one that has 366 days instead of 365. The difference is that it adds an extra day to the month of February, the shortest of the year, to adjust the gap that exists between the time it takes the Earth to take a complete turn around the Sun and the calendar. Although it seems a trivial detail, this adjustment is crucial for, over time, the seasons of the year do not shift. If there were no leap years, in a few decades there woul…
Leap years, and why 2026 isn’t one
This video shows why we have leap years. And it shows what happens if we don’t.. You deserve a daily dose of good news. For the latest in science and the night sky, click here to subscribe to our free daily newsletter. Why 2026 isn’t a leap year The last leap year was 2024. So 2028 will be our next leap year, a 366-day-long year, with an extra day added to our calendar (February 29). We’ll call that extra day a leap day. It’ll help synchronize o…
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