February 29

day of the year
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Summary

February 29 is a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,099 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: leap day[3], last day of February[4]
  • Follows: February 28[5]
  • Followed by: February 30[6], March 1[7]
  • Subclass of: 29th[8]
  • Part of: February[9]
  • Commons category: 29 February[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:February 29[11]
  • Commons gallery: February 29[12]
  • Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/insider/big-and-bizarre-headlines-from-a-bonus-news-day.html[13], https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/you-have-an-extra-24-hours-what-will-you-do/[14]
  • Event interval: 4 years[15]
  • Day of week: Sunday[16], Monday[17], Tuesday[18], Wednesday[19], Thursday[20], Friday[21], Saturday[22]
  • Category for births in this time period: Category:February 29 births[23]
  • Category for deaths in this time period: Category:February 29 deaths[24]

Why It Matters

February 29 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). February 29. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/february-29
MLA “February 29.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/february-29.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_february-29_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{February 29}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/february-29}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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