Leap Year

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Calendar concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bissextile_year
gptkb:Intercalary_year
gptkbp:defines A year with an extra day added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year
gptkbp:extraDay February 29
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leap Year
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Julius_Caesar
45 BC
gptkbp:notALeapYearIf Year is divisible by 100 but not by 400
gptkbp:occursEvery 4 years
gptkbp:purpose To align calendar year with Earth's orbit around the Sun
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Gregorian_calendar
gptkb:Julian_calendar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Matthew_Goode
gptkb:Carton_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5