Leap year starting on Monday

This article describes any leap year starting on Monday. Examples include 1912, 1940, 1968, 1996, 2024, 2052 and 2080 in the Gregorian calendar, which is used in most of the world.

In this leap year January, April, and July begin on Monday, February and August begin on Thursday, March and November begin on Friday, May begins on Wednesday, June begins on Saturday, September and December begin on Sunday, and October begins on Tuesday. 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 Tuesday, Leap year starting on Wednesday, and Leap year starting on Thursday.

This leap year is one of three leap years that have two Friday the 13ths, the other two being Leap year starting on Wednesday and Leap year starting on Thursday. The Friday the 13ths in this leap year are in September and December. This characteristic is shared with a Common year starting on Tuesday. The dominical letters GF make up these years.

This leap year is one of three leap years with only one Friday the 17th, the others being Leap year starting on Tuesday and Leap year starting on Friday. The only Friday the 17th in this leap year is in May. Common years starting on Tuesday share this characteristic.

This leap year is one of three leap years with two Tuesday the 13ths, the others being Leap year starting on Friday and Leap year starting on Sunday. The Tuesday the 13ths in this leap year are in February and August.

In this leap year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on its earliest possible date, January 15, Valentine’s Day is on a Wednesday, Presidents Day is on February 19, the leap day itself, February 29, is on a Thursday, Daylight Savings Time begins on March 10, St. Patrick’s Day is on a Sunday, Mother’s Day is on May 12, Memorial Day is on May 27, Father’s Day is on June 16, Independence Day is on a Thursday, Labor Day is on September 2, Columbus Day is on its latest possible date, October 14, Halloween is on a Thursday, Daylight Savings Time ends on November 3, Veterans Day is on a Monday, Thanksgiving is on its latest possible date, November 28, Christmas Eve, December 24, is on a Tuesday, Christmas, December 25, is on a Wednesday, and last but not lease, New Year's Eve, December 31st, is on a Tuesday.

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