Leap year starting on Wednesday

This article describes any **leap year starting on Wednesday**.  Examples include 1908, 1936, 1964, 1992, 2020, 2048, and 2076 in the Gregorian calendar, which is used in most of the world. ED is the dominical letter of that type of year, along with others.

In this leap year January, April, and July begin on Wednesday, February and August begin on Saturday, March and November begin on Sunday, May begins on Friday, June begins on Monday, September and December begin on Tuesday, and October begins on Thursday. Thus, there are three months that begin on a weekend day. This is one of four leap years with this property, the others being Leap year starting on Monday, Leap year starting on Tuesday, and Leap year starting on Thursday.

This leap year is one of three leap years that have two Friday the 13ths, the others being Leap year starting on Monday and Leap year starting on Thursday. The Friday the 13ths in this leap year are in March and November. This characteristic is shared with Common year starting on Thursday but also have another one in February.

This is the only leap year with three occurrences of Friday the 17th. The Friday the 17ths in this leap year are January, April, and July. The other year with three occurrences of Friday the 17th is Common year starting on Sunday, which has Friday the 17ths in February, March, and November. From July of this leap year to September of the following year (Common year starting on Friday) is the longest period (14 months) between two instances of Friday the 17th.

This leap year is one of three leap years with only one Tuesday the 13th, the others being Leap year starting on Saturday and Leap year starting on Tuesday. The only Tuesday the 13th in this leap year is in October. Common years starting on Thursday share this characteristic, but also have another one in January. From August of the year preceding this type of year (Common year starting on Tuesday) to October in this type of year is the longest period (14 months) that occurs between two instances of Tuesday the 13th. Common years starting on Saturday share this characteristic, from July of the year that precedes it (either a Leap year starting on Thursday or Common year starting on Friday) to September in that type of year.

In this leap year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on January 20, Valentine’s Day is on a Friday, Presidents Day is on February 17, the leap day, February 29, is on a Saturday, Daylight Savings Time begins on its earliest possible date, March 8, St. Patrick’s Day is on a Tuesday, Mother’s Day is on May 10, Memorial Day is on its earliest possible date, May 25, Father’s Day is on its latest possible date, June 21, Independence Day is on a Saturday, Labor Day is on its latest possible date, September 7, Columbus Day is on October 12, Halloween is on a Saturday, Daylight Savings Time ends on its earliest possible date, November 1, Veterans Day is on a Wednesday, Thanksgiving is on November 26, and Christmas is on a Friday.

This leap year has the shortest gap between leap day (February 29) and the start of Daylight Savings Time (March 8) by 8 days. This leap year also has the shortest gap between Halloween (October 31) and the end of Daylight Savings Time (November 1) by 1 day. Prior to 2007, this leap year has the longest gap between Halloween and the end of Daylight Savings Time (October 25) by 6 days. The last such leap year when this occurred was 1992. It also occurred in 1998 as it also happens in a Common year starting on Thursday.