Feel like 2024 is flying by at an alarming rate? The bad news: Yes, yes it is. The good news: We get an extra day this year, Feb. 29, to fill things out a little bit. It’s a rare extension that occurs only every four years, with rare exceptions.
But how did this extra day come about, and what does it mean to you? Read on. TheWrap has the answers you didn’t realize you were looking for.
Why do we have Leap Year, anyway?
Believe it or not, the universe does not move in lockstep with our puny human calculations. It takes the Earth slightly longer than 365 days to orbit the sun.