Days until February 29
February 29 is the leap day, which comes once every four years (2028, 2032, and 2036 are the next ones from 2026). The count runs from today’s date on your device; pick another date to count from it instead.
- Days until February 29
- 517
From September 30, 2026, there are 517 days until February 29 on Tuesday, February 29, 2028.
- Date
- Tuesday, February 29, 2028
- Day of the week
- Tuesday
- In weeks
- 73 weeks and 6 days
Answer for the example date Wednesday, September 30, 2026. It changes to today's date when the page loads.
Days until February 29: 517. From September 30, 2026, there are 517 days until February 29 on Tuesday, February 29, 2028.
Where is February 29 on the calendar?
How to calculate
Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next February 29, with its day of the week.
Example with the default inputs (Count from September 30, 2026) on the example date Wednesday, September 30, 2026: From September 30, 2026, there are 517 days until February 29 on Tuesday, February 29, 2028.
Method: Find the first February 29 on or after the start date, then count the days from the start date to it.
- February 29 comes only in leap years: years divisible by 4, except century years not divisible by 400 (Gregorian calendar). So 2100 has no February 29, and the count from March 1, 2096 runs to February 29, 2104.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before February 29, the count is 1; on February 29 itself, it is 0.
- Start dates from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2400 work for the count to February 29, the range the date field accepts.
- Today is the date on your own device, so the count to February 29 changes at midnight where you are. Dates are whole calendar days, so a daylight-saving change never adds or loses a day.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Count from 2028-02-29 gives Date 2028-02-29, Days until February 29 0.Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years)
- Count from 2028-01-01 gives Date 2028-02-29, Days until February 29 59.Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years)
- Count from 2028-03-01 gives Date 2032-02-29, Days until February 29 1,460.Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years)
Other questions people ask
What day of the week is February 29?
Tuesday, February 29, 2028; Sunday, February 29, 2032; Friday, February 29, 2036. The weekday of February 29 moves on 5 days every 4 years.
What day of the year is February 29?
February 29 is day 60 of a leap year, and 306 days of that year come after it.
What season is February 29 in?
In the Northern Hemisphere, February 29 is in winter in every year from 2028 to 2032; in the Southern Hemisphere, it is summer. Seasons here start on the astronomical equinoxes and solstices, dated in US Eastern Time.
Is February 29 a US federal holiday?
No. No US federal holiday falls on February 29. The next one in the calendar after February 29 is Memorial Day, which falls between May 25 and May 31.
How are the days until February 29 counted?
From the start date to February 29, without counting the start date: from February 28 the count is 1, and on February 29 it is 0. The day after, it moves on to the next February 29: from March 1, 2028, that is February 29, 2032, 1,460 days away.