How Many Days Until Leap Day?
There are 496 days until Leap Day, on Tuesday, February 29, 2028. Leap Day is February 29 and only appears in leap years. The counter finds the next one automatically, which may be several years away.
Countdown to Leap Day
Tuesday, February 29, 2028Counting down to Leap Day on Tuesday, February 29, 2028.
How we date Leap Day
Leap Day is 29 February, which only exists in leap years: years divisible by four, except century years, which must also be divisible by 400.
Occurs roughly every four years.
No primary source has been verified for this date yet. The rule above is the one this site applies; treat it as our stated convention rather than an official record. Tell us if it looks wrong.
Leap Day dates for the next ten years
The weekday is the part that changes, and it is usually what people are actually checking. Every row below is computed from the rule above rather than typed in by hand.
| Year | Date | Weekday | Days from today |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | 29 February | Tuesday | 496 |
| 2032 | 29 February | Sunday | 1,957 |
| 2036 | 29 February | Friday | 3,418 |
| 2040 | 29 February | Wednesday | 4,879 |
| 2044 | 29 February | Monday | 6,340 |
| 2048 | 29 February | Saturday | 7,801 |
| 2052 | 29 February | Thursday | 9,262 |
| 2056 | 29 February | Tuesday | 10,723 |
| 2060 | 29 February | Sunday | 12,184 |
| 2064 | 29 February | Friday | 13,645 |
About the countdown to Leap Day
Leap Day exists to keep the calendar aligned with the solar year, adding one day roughly every four years.
Years divisible by 100 are not leap years unless they are also divisible by 400.
The counter above reads from your device clock and refreshes every second, so the days, hours, minutes and seconds always reflect the time remaining right now. The next Leap Day falls in ISO week 9 of 2028. When the day arrives the page says so instead of showing a zero, and from the following day it moves its target to 2032, so the countdown never runs out of road.
Frequently asked questions
How many days until Leap Day?
Leap Day falls on Tuesday 29 February 2028. That is 496 days from Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The counter at the top of the page recalculates from your own device clock, so it is exact for your time zone.
What day of the week is Leap Day this time?
The next Leap Day falls on a Tuesday (Tuesday 29 February 2028). The weekday changes from year to year; the table on this page lists it for the next ten occurrences.
How is the date for Leap Day decided?
Leap Day is 29 February, which only exists in leap years: years divisible by four, except century years, which must also be divisible by 400. Occurs roughly every four years. This date has not been verified against a primary source, which the page states openly.
Does this countdown update every year?
Yes. Once Leap Day passes, the page rolls its target forward to the next occurrence, so the countdown stays accurate without any manual updates. The ten-year table moves along with it.
Is the Leap Day countdown based on my time zone?
The day count uses your device's local calendar date, not the server's. Leap Day is treated as a whole calendar day rather than an instant, which is why the count matches the calendar on your wall wherever you are.
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Dates verified on 2026-08-05. Page recalculated Wednesday, October 21, 2026.