Leap Year – MOSAEC

Happy Leap Day Birthday to Me (See You Again in Four Years)

Yes, our driver’s licenses give our real birthday. No, you’re not the first person to joke that we’re too young to drink or drive. A Feb. 29 baby demystifies the quadrennial calendar quirk.

By Remy Tumin

Birthdays Calendars Customs, Etiquette and Manners Leap Year

Leap Day Wants Respect

Those born on Feb. 29 are trying to get some recognition for “a day that doesn’t exist.”

By Steven Kurutz

Leap Year Marriages Superstitions Weddings and Engagements

Leap Year Weddings Hold Appeal for Some Couples

Leap day weddings hold a certain allure for some couples.

By Alyson Krueger

Daylight Saving Time Earth Global Positioning System International Bureau of Weights and Measures Leap Year National Institute of Standards and Technology Navigation Telephones and Telecommunications Time Watches and Clocks Weights and Measures

Is Time Running Out for the Leap Second?

To the world’s timekeepers, the leap second is a kludge, a bane, a pain in the little hand. Now they’re proposing to ditch it. Will our days ever be the same?

By Alanna Mitchell