2024 Leap Year Meaning

2024 Leap Year Meaning. Here's what you should know about the change to your calendar: The julian calendar was 0.0078 days (11 minutes and 14 seconds) longer than the tropical year, so errors in timekeeping still gradually accumulated, according to nasa.

This means that february 2024 will consist of 29 days instead of the usual 28 days. Unlike most years, which have 365 days, 2024 is a leap year, which means it has 366 days.