What Day Is Leap Year 2024. While february usually has 28 days (the shortest month of the year), every four years it gets an. Thursday, february 29, 2024, is leap day.

Leap day, february 29th, only occurs about every four years, to keep our calendars in alignment with. Usually the equinox falls on the 20th of the month but — because it’s a leap year — it’s a day early in 2024.