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The length of a year, as most people know it, is 365 days. This is actually not exact, as the length of the year is 365.25 days, as denoted by the time it takes our planet to circle the sun once. Since calendars don't show portions of a day, that quarter is 'lost' every year. But if we keep on losing time to the sun, our seasons would, over time, change around. So if you live in London, say, you will find in the year 2727, or so, that London has it's Christmas in the middle of summer, and Wimbledon will be cancelled, or at least moved to Christmas, as it would be too cold & wet to play in July. Anyway, to get back to the answer: this quarter day has to be added to the calendar, so every four years we add the four quarters of the preceding four years, to form a full day, and we add that to February, as you'll know. The general rule is that if the year is divisible by four, it's a leap year, like 2008. Certain exceptions apply, as in 2000 (which obviously is divisible by 4), but wasn't a leap year. Why that is I don't know, perhaps someone that does could add to this.
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Which years are leap years past and future?
2008 was a leap year (past) and 2012 will be a leap year (future)
What were the last 2 leap years in february2000?
Leap years happen every 4 years. It was probably 1996 and 1992.
How many leap years were in 1997 to 2008?
There were 20 leap years from 1929 through 2008. (the next one is 2012):19321936194019441948195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921996200020042008
Does leap occur every 4 years?
A leap yar occurs every four years. The exception is years ending in -00, where only the ones with the first two figures divisible by four is a leap year. E.g. 2000 is, but 1900 is not a leap year.
How many leap years since 1959?
There have been 13 leap years since 1959. The first one occurred in 1960, and the last was 2012. A leap year occurs every four years.
Was the year 1985 a leap year?
No, but 2004 and 2008 were both leap years.
Future leap years?
Leap Years are years divisible by four, with two exceptions. 1. "Century" year numbers (divisible evenly by 100) are not leap years. 2. Years divisible evenly by 400 ARE leap years. So years like 1992 and 1996 were leap years. Century years like 1900 or 2100 are NOT leap years. But 2000 was a leap year, and 2400 will be.
How many years does a leap year come?
There are 4 years between every leap year. Correction: There are 4 years between MOST leap years. That's the case 99.25% of the time. For the other 0.75% of the time, there are 8 years between leap years.
Will 2006 is a leap year?
Leap years are US election years. 2006 was not a leap year.
When was The Leap Years created?
The Leap Years was created in 2008.
When starts leap year?
Leap years are years that are multiples of 4; the next leap year is 2012.
Which years are leap years?
Leap year is when there is an extra day in the month of February. The next leap years are 2016, 2020 and 2024.
Was 1976 a leap year?
Leap years are:Divisible by 4 except for centenary years which are leap years if divisible by 4 but not 400.1947 is not centenary year and not divisible by 4It is not a leap year
What is the duration of Leap Years?
The duration of Leap Years is 3600.0 seconds.
How many leap years since 1947?
16 leap years
What years in the 1940s were leap years?
1940, 1944 and 1948 were the leap years in the 1940s.
Is every 400 years a leap year?
All years divisible by 4 are leap years. Exceptions occur at the end of century: if the year is divisible by 100, it is not a leap year, unless it is also divisible by 400. Thus, 1700, 1800, 1900 were not leap years, but 1600 and 2000 were leap years.All years divisible by 4 are leap years. Exceptions occur at the end of century: if the year is divisible by 100, it is not a leap year, unless it is also divisible by 400. Thus, 1700, 1800, 1900 were not leap years, but 1600 and 2000 were leap years.All years divisible by 4 are leap years. Exceptions occur at the end of century: if the year is divisible by 100, it is not a leap year, unless it is also divisible by 400. Thus, 1700, 1800, 1900 were not leap years, but 1600 and 2000 were leap years.All years divisible by 4 are leap years. Exceptions occur at the end of century: if the year is divisible by 100, it is not a leap year, unless it is also divisible by 400. Thus, 1700, 1800, 1900 were not leap years, but 1600 and 2000 were leap years.
