Leap Year Calculator

Check if any year is a leap year. Find the next leap year, the previous one, and a list of upcoming leap years with dates.

How to Use

  1. 1 Enter any year
  2. 2 Click Check to see if it is a leap year
  3. 3 View the next and previous leap years

Use Cases

February 29 Planning

Check whether a date falls in a leap year for scheduling events on February 29.

Software Development

Verify leap year logic in applications handling date calculations and calendar systems.

Birthday Curiosities

Find out if someone born on February 29 has a "real" birthday this year.

FAQ

A year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4, except for century years (divisible by 100), which must also be divisible by 400. So 2000 was a leap year, but 1900 was not.

Earth takes approximately 365.25 days to orbit the sun. Without leap years, our calendar would drift about 6 hours each year, causing seasons to shift over time.

Leap years occur every 4 years in most cases, but are skipped on century years not divisible by 400. The average is one leap year every 4 years.

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