leap year
February gains one
A leap year is a calendar year with an extra day—February 29th—added to keep the calendar aligned with Earth's orbit around the sun.
In the Gregorian calendar, leap years occur every four years, with exceptions for century years not divisible by 400.
2024 is a leap year; 2100 won't be.
Named for a pope
- JulianRelating to a famous Roman
- quadrennialEvery four years
- dateSpecific day or outing
- annualOccurring every year
divisibility · 2024 · 2028 · 2020 · solar calendar
Global athletic contest
- presidential electionVote for head of state
- World CupPremier international football tournament
- Winter GamesMulti-sport event on snow
- ParalympicsGames for disabled athletes
FIFA · inauguration · Commonwealth Games · Asian Games · Pan American Games · election cycle · campaign · voting
Curved celestial path
- EarthOur world
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- axial tiltRotational axis deviation
revolution · celestial · astronomical · sidereal · precession · timekeeping · intercalation · correction
One born February 29
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- AnthonyMasculine given name
- Ja RuleFyre Festival promoter
- SupermanMetropolis's flying defender
Formal plan for consideration
- Irish traditionCultural practice from Ireland
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- fineAcceptable in quality
marriage · folklore · reversal · courtship · superstition · unlucky · Greek weddings
Gregorian
Named for a pope
- JulianRelating to a famous Roman
- quadrennialEvery four years
- dateSpecific day or outing
annual · divisibility · 2024 · 2028 · 2020 · solar calendar
Olympics
Global athletic contest
- presidential electionVote for head of state
- World CupPremier international football tournament
- Winter GamesMulti-sport event on snow
Paralympics · FIFA · inauguration · Commonwealth Games · Asian Games · Pan American Games · election cycle · campaign · voting · census
orbit
Curved celestial path
axial tilt · revolution · celestial · astronomical · sidereal · precession · timekeeping · intercalation · correction
leapling
One born February 29
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- AnthonyMasculine given name
- Ja RuleFyre Festival promoter
Superman · Pirates of Penzance · honorary · birthday paradox
proposal
Formal plan for consideration
- Irish traditionCultural practice from Ireland
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
fine · marriage · folklore · reversal · courtship · superstition · unlucky · Greek weddings
- years
- every four yearsSummer Olympics, Olympic Games, US election, presidential election, UEFA Euro
- time traditionsdaylight saving, time zones, calendar systems, clock watching, lunar calendar
- calendar quirksintercalation, Metonic cycle, precession, Julian calendar, lunar month
- QuadrennialsOlympics, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, Paralympic Games
- Persian calendarvernal equinox, spring equinox, Nowruz