February 29, also known as the
leap day of the
Gregorian calendar, is a date that occurs in most years that are
divisible by 4, such as 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. Years that are divisible by 100, but not by 400, do not contain a leap day. Thus, 1700, 1800, and 1900 did not contain a leap day, 2100, 2200 and 2300 will not contain a leap day, while 1600 and 2000 did, and 2400 will. Years containing a leap day are called
leap years. February 29 is the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar in such a year, with 306 days remaining until the end of the year. In the
Chinese calendar, this day will only occur in years of the
monkey,
dragon, and
rat.