How many days until February 29?
There are 556 days until February 29, 2028, which lands on a Tuesday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to February 29
February 29 birthday facts
Born on February 29? That makes you a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic and endlessly kind. Your birthstone is the amethyst, your birth flower is the violet, and your half-birthday lands on August 29 — worth celebrating too. See everything about being born in February, get the full picture with the birthday personality tool, or work out your exact age with the age calculator.
Famous birthdays on February 29
Anyone celebrating a February 29 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Gioachino Rossini (1792) — Barber of Seville composer
- Tony Robbins (1960) — motivational speaker
- Ja Rule (1976) — hip-hop star
February 29 is also Leap Day, so a birthday on this date shares the calendar with a celebration the whole world already knows.
What makes a February 29 birthday special
February 29 is the 60th day of the year, which means a February 29 birthday arrives with 306 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 11th day of Pisces season — imaginative, empathetic and endlessly kind. February is the only month that can pass without a full moon — and the only one that grows a day every four years.
What day of the week is February 29?
| Year | February 29 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday |
| 2027 | Monday |
| 2028 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | Thursday |
| 2030 | Friday |
Quick answers
- How many days until February 29?
- There are 556 days until February 29, 2028. It falls on a Tuesday.
- What zodiac sign is February 29?
- People born on February 29 are Pisces — typically imaginative, empathetic and endlessly kind.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for February 29?
- The February birthstone is Amethyst and the birth flower is the Violet.
- Which famous people were born on February 29?
- Famous February 29 birthdays include Gioachino Rossini, Tony Robbins, Ja Rule.