That extra quarter of a day has to go somewhere, so around every four years, we add 24 hours — or four times six hours — to the calendar. As The Washington Post reported, leap days are what ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Generally, every year that's evenly divisible by four contains a Leap Day — 2020, 2024, 2028 and so on. However, Leap Day is skipped in ...

This February, you'll have a little extra time to get things done − one whole day, to be exact. 2024 is a leap year, meaning we will have a 29th day tacked on to the end of this month.

This accounts for the fact that the earth's complete orbit is actually 365 and ¼ days. Leap day means having an extra 24 hours of... well, everything, including time to think about your finances.