Losing a day

I think i remember hearing something about losing or gaining a day in the next few years due to the fact that the earth's rotation isn't exactly twenty-four hours.

I don't know much about it but if anyone out there has any information it would be appreciated.

Yeah happens every four years on Feb 29th. Called Leap Year.

Which years are leap years?

In the Gregorian calendar, which is the calendar used by most modern countries, the following rules decides which years are leap years:

1. Every year divisible by 4 is a leap year.
2. But every year divisible by 100 is NOT a leap year
3. Unless the year is also divisible by 400, then it is still a leap year.

This means that year 1800, 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300 and 2500 are NOT leap years, while year 2000 and 2400 are leap years.

This actually means year 2000 is kind of special, as it is the first time the third rule is used in many parts of the world.

In the old Julian Calendar, there was only one rule: Every year divisible by 4 is a leap year. This calendar was used before the Gregorian calendar was adopted.

www.timeanddate.com...

It would be strange to be born on Feb. 29th.
You would only have a birthday every 4 years.