2012 was the third leap year in the 21st century. The 21st century started in 2001, not in 2000 as some people believe, so 2004 was the first leap year, 2008 was the second leap year and 2012 was the third leap year.
In the 21st century the following are the leap years:
2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, 2048, 2052, 2056, 2060, 2064, 2068, 2072, 2076, 2080, 2084, 2088, 2092 and 2096.
Although there are 100 years in a century, and a leap year is normally every 4 years, and 100 divided by 4 is 25, the year 2100, which is the last year of the 21st century, is not a leap year, due to the rules for leap years. It is divisible by 100, but not by 400.
Note that 2000 is the last year of the 20th century and that 2100, the last year of the 21st century, is not a leap year, as it is not divisible by 400.
There are 24 leap years in the 21st century. Here they are:200420082012201620202024202820322036204020442048205220562060206420682072207620802084208820922096
For non-Leap years 19th century:18101821182718381849185518661877188318941900 20th century:1906191719231934194519511962197319791990 21st century:20012007 For Leap years 19th century:1804183218601888 20th century:192819561984 21st century:2012
The years divided by 100 are not leap years unless these are divisible by 400. So 19th century has only 24 leap years but 21st century has 25 as year 2000 was a leap year.
yes it will be the 12th leap year for the 21st century
January 1st, 2001 not January the 1st 2000, as many people will mistakenly say.
A century is 100 years.
There are 36524 days in a regular century (like the 21st century) and 36525 days in a leap century (like the 20th century).
There are 24 leap years in the 21st century. Here they are:200420082012201620202024202820322036204020442048205220562060206420682072207620802084208820922096
The twenty-first century (21st or XXI) ranges from years 2001 to 2100, so until 2101 it is the 21st century.
each century is 100 years
A century is made of 100 years. That is longer than one year, whether it is a normal year or a leap year.
Yes, 2100 is the only year this century in which the every-four-year pattern of leap years will be broken. Then from 2104 until 2196 they will be every four years again. 2200 and 2300 will be regular years like 2100.