When Was the Last Leap Year Before 2024?
A leap year is a year with an extra day added to the calendar, typically on February 29th. This is done to keep the calendar in sync with the Earth’s orbit around the sun, which takes approximately 365.2422 days.
In the Gregorian calendar, which is the most widely used calendar in the world today, leap years occur every four years, except for years that are divisible by 100 but not by 400. This means that the years 1900, 1800, and 1700 were not leap years, but the year 2000 was.
The Last Leap Year Before 2024
The last leap year before 2024 was 2020.
Leap Years in South Africa
South Africa uses the Gregorian calendar, so the same rules for leap years apply as in other countries that use this calendar. This means that leap years occur every four years, except for years that are divisible by 100 but not by 400.
Historical Leap Years in South Africa
The following is a list of leap years in South Africa since the Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1582:
- 1600
- 1604
- 1608
- 1612
- 1616
- 1620
- 1624
- 1628
- 1632
- 1636
- 1640
- 1644
- 1648
- 1652
- 1656
- 1660
- 1664
- 1668
- 1672
- 1676
- 1680
- 1684
- 1688
- 1692
- 1696
- 1700
- 1704
- 1708
- 1712
- 1716
- 1720
- 1724
- 1728
- 1732
- 1736
- 1740
- 1744
- 1748
- 1752
- 1756
- 1760
- 1764
- 1768
- 1772
- 1776
- 1780
- 1784
- 1788
- 1792
- 1796
- 1800
- 1804
- 1808
- 1812
- 1816
- 1820
- 1824
- 1828
- 1832
- 1836
- 1840
- 1844
- 1848
- 1852
- 1856
- 1860
- 1864
- 1868
- 1872
- 1876
- 1880
- 1884
- 1888
- 1892
- 1896
- 1900
- 1904
- 1908
- 1912
- 1916
- 1920
- 1924
- 1928
- 1932
- 1936
- 1940
- 1944
- 1948
- 1952
- 1956
- 1960
- 1964
- 1968
- 1972
- 1976
- 1980
- 1984
- 1988
- 1992
- 1996
- 2000
- 2004
- 2008
- 2012
- 2016
- 2020
Future Leap Years in South Africa
The next leap year in South Africa will be 2024. After that, leap years will occur in 2028, 2032, 2036, and so on.