Leap Year Hmmm?

Question

Does leap year only ocme onec every 3 years or is it every year that Feb ends on the 28th? I thought it came every other year but i might be wrong Help me out..

Answer 1

Every fourth year. It's when there's Feb. 29.

Answer 2

Leap year comes every fourth year when February has 29 days in it. This is to compensate for the solar year having 365 and 1/4 days in it. The leap years therefore are 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 etc. The only exception is the centenial years. The year 2000 was and the next one will not be until 2400. The centenial year must be divisible by 400.

Answer 3

Every 4 years
A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day (or, in case of lunisolar calendars, an extra month) in order to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days instead of just 28. Seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an exact number of days, so a calendar which had the same number of days in each year would over time drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track. By occasionally inserting (or intercalating) an additional day or month into the year, the drift can be corrected. A year which is not a leap year is called a common year.

Leap years (which keep the calendar in sync with the year) should not be confused with leap seconds (which keep clock time in sync with the day).

Answer 4

The next leap year will be 2008 then 2012 then 2016 and so on.

Answer 5

Leap year is every four years. The next one will be 2008. It is the only time February ever has 29th.

Answer 6

Every 4 years.

Answer 7

Every fourth year. Just divide the year by 4, and if it divides evenly, its a leap year. Presidential elections are always leap years if that helps.

Answer 8

Leap year comes every four years with a few exceptions.

Answer 9

It's every 4 years, and it's only in years with Feb. 29th.

Answer 10

Every 4 yrs - my nephew was a leap baby . . .