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A leap year starting on Wednesday is any year with 366 days (i.e. it includes 29 February) that begins on Wednesday 1 January and ends on Thursday 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are ED. The most recent year of such kind was 2020, and the next one will be 2048 in the Gregorian calendar, or likewise, 2004 and 2032 in the obsolete Julian calendar, see below for more.[1]

Any leap year that starts on Wednesday has two Friday the 13ths: those two in this leap year occur in March and November. Common years starting on Thursday share this characteristic, but also have another in February.

Leap years starting on Sunday also share a similar characteristic to this type of leap year, three Friday the 13th's have a three month gap between them, the former two being in the common year preceding this type of leap year, those being September and December, and the latter being in this type of year, that being March. Leap years starting on Sunday share this by having January, April and July three months apart from each other.

This is the only leap year with three occurrences of Friday the 17th: those three in this leap year occur three months (13 weeks) apart: in January, April, and July. Common years starting on Sunday share this characteristic, in the months of February, March, and November.

From August of the common year preceding that year until October in this type of year is also the longest period (14 months) that occurs without a Tuesday the 13th, as in 2019-20. Common years starting on Saturday share this characteristic, from July of the year that precedes it to September in that type of year, as in 2021-22.

This year has four months (February, March, August and November) which begin on a weekend-day.

Calendars

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Calendar for any leap year starting on Wednesday,presented as common in many English-speaking areas
January
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  
 
February
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
 
March
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31  
 
April
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30  
 
May
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31  
June
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30  
 
July
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  
 
August
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31  
September
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30  
 
October
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
 
November
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30  
 
December
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31  
 
ISO 8601-conformant calendar with week numbers forany leap year starting on Wednesday (dominical letter ED)
January
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
01 01 02 03 04 05
02 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
03 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
04 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
05 27 28 29 30 31  
   
February
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
05 01 02
06 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
07 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
08 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
09 24 25 26 27 28 29
   
March
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
09 01
10 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
11 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
12 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
13 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
14 30 31  
April
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
14 01 02 03 04 05
15 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
16 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
18 27 28 29 30  
   
May
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
18 01 02 03
19 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
21 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
22 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
   
June
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
23 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
24 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
25 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
27 29 30  
   
July
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
27 01 02 03 04 05
28 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
29 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
30 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
31 27 28 29 30 31  
   
August
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
31 01 02
32 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
33 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
34 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
35 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
36 31  
September
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
36 01 02 03 04 05 06
37 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
38 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
39 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
40 28 29 30  
   
October
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
40 01 02 03 04
41 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
42 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
43 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
44 26 27 28 29 30 31  
   
November
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
44 01
45 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
46 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
47 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
48 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
49 30  
December
Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
49 01 02 03 04 05 06
50 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
51 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
52 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
53 28 29 30 31  
   

Applicable years

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Gregorian Calendar

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Leap years that begin on Wednesday, along with those starting on Tuesday, occur at a rate of approximately 14.43% (14 out of 97) of all total leap years in a 400-year cycle of the Gregorian calendar. Thus, their overall occurrence is 3.5% (14 out of 400).

For this kind of year, the corresponding ISO year has 53 weeks.

Gregorian leap years starting on Wednesday[1]
Decade 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
16th century prior to first adoption (proleptic) 1592
17th century 1620 1648 1676
18th century 1716 1744 1772
19th century 1812 1840 1868 1896
20th century 1908 1936 1964 1992
21st century 2020 2048 2076
22nd century 2116 2144 2172
23rd century 2212 2240 2268 2296
24th century 2308 2336 2364 2392
25th century 2420 2448 2476
26th century 2516 2544 2572
27th century 2612 2640 2668 2696
400-year cycle
0–99 20 48 76
100–199 116 144 172
200–299 212 240 268 296
300–399 308 336 364 392

Julian Calendar

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Like all leap year types, the one starting with 1 January on a Wednesday occurs exactly once in a 28-year cycle in the Julian calendar, i.e. in 3.57% of years. As the Julian calendar repeats after 28 years that means it will also repeat after 700 years, i.e. 25 cycles. The year's position in the cycle is given by the formula ((year + 8) mod 28) + 1).

Julian leap years starting on Wednesday
Decade 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
15th century 1416 1444 1472 1500
16th century 1528 1556 1584
17th century 1612 1640 1668 1696
18th century 1724 1752 1780
19th century 1808 1836 1864 1892
20th century 1920 1948 1976
21st century 2004 2032 2060 2088
22nd century 2116 2144 2172 2200
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leap years starting on Wednesday and ending on Thursday.

Holidays

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International

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  • Valentine's Day falls on a Friday
  • The leap day (February 29) falls on a Saturday
  • World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly falls on July 26
  • Halloween falls on a Saturday
  • Christmas Day falls on a Friday

Roman Catholic Solemnities

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  • Epiphany falls on a Monday
  • Candlemas falls on a Sunday
  • Saint Joseph's Day falls on a Thursday
  • The Annunciation of Jesus falls on a Wednesday
  • The Nativity of John the Baptist falls on a Wednesday
  • The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul falls on a Monday
  • The Transfiguration of Jesus falls on a Thursday
  • The Assumption of Mary falls on a Saturday
  • The Exaltation of the Holy Cross falls on a Monday
  • All Saints' Day falls on a Sunday
  • All Souls' Day falls on a Monday
  • The Feast of Christ the King falls on November 22 (or on its earliest possible date of October 25 in versions of the calendar between 1925 and 1962)
  • The First Sunday of Advent falls on November 29
  • The Immaculate Conception falls on a Tuesday
  • Gaudete Sunday falls on December 13
  • Rorate Sunday falls on December 20

Australia and New Zealand

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  • Australia Day falls on a Sunday
  • Waitangi Day falls on a Thursday
  • Daylight saving ends on April 5
  • ANZAC Day falls on a Saturday
  • Mother's Day falls on May 10
  • Father's Day falls on September 6
  • Daylight saving begins on September 27 in New Zealand and October 4 in Australia

British Isles

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  • Saint David's Day falls on a Sunday
  • Mother's Day falls on its earliest possible date of March 1, or on March 8, March 15, March 22 or March 29
  • Saint Patrick's Day falls on a Tuesday
  • Daylight saving begins on March 29
  • Saint George's Day falls on a Thursday
  • Father's Day falls on its latest possible date, June 21
  • Orangeman's Day falls on a Sunday
  • Daylight saving ends on its earliest possible date, October 25
  • Guy Fawkes Night falls on a Thursday
  • Saint Andrew's Day falls on a Monday

Canada

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  • Daylight saving begins on its earliest possible date, March 8
  • Mother's Day falls on May 10
  • Victoria Day falls on its earliest possible date, May 18
  • Father's Day falls on its latest possible date, June 21. This is the only leap year when Victoria Day and Labour Day are 34 days apart. They are 27 days apart in all other leap years.
  • Canada Day falls on a Wednesday
  • Labour Day falls on its latest possible date, September 7 – this is the only leap year when Victoria Day and Labour Day are sixteen weeks apart (they are fifteen weeks apart in all other leap years)
  • Thanksgiving Day falls on October 12
  • Daylight saving ends on its earliest possible date, November 1 - This is the only leap year when Labour Day and the end of Daylight Saving Time are 55 days apart. They are 62 days apart in all other leap years

Denmark

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  • Constitution Day falls on a Friday

Germany

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  • Reunification falls on a Saturday

Italy

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  • Liberation Day falls on a Saturday

United States

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  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on January 20
  • President's Day falls on February 17
  • Daylight saving begins on its earliest possible date, March 8
  • Mother's Day falls on May 10
  • Memorial Day falls on its earliest possible date, May 25
  • Juneteenth falls on a Friday
  • Father's Day falls on its latest possible date, June 21. This is the only leap year when Memorial Day and Father’s Day are 27 days apart. They are 20 days apart in all other leap years. This is also the only leap year when the start of Daylight Saving Time and Father’s Day are 15 weeks apart. They are 14 weeks apart in all other leap years
  • Independence Day falls on a Saturday
  • Labor Day falls on its latest possible date, September 7 – this is the only leap year when Memorial Day and Labor Day are fifteen weeks apart (they are fourteen weeks apart in all other leap years). This is the only leap year when the start of Daylight Saving Time and Labor Day are 183 days apart. They are 176 days apart in all other leap years.
  • Grandparents' Day falls on its latest possible date, September 13. This is the only leap year when Memorial Day and Grandparent’s Day are 111 days apart. They are 104 days apart in all other leap years. This is also the only leap year when the start of Daylight Saving Time and Grandparent’s Day are 27 weeks apart. They are 26 weeks apart in all other leap years
  • Columbus Day falls on October 12
  • Daylight saving ends on its earliest possible date, November 1. This is the only leap year when Labor Day and the end of Daylight Saving Time are 55 days apart. They are 62 days apart in all other leap years. This is also the only leap year when Father’s Day and the end of Daylight Saving Time are 19 weeks apart. They are 20 weeks apart in all other leap years. This is also the only leap year when Grandparent’s Day and the end of Daylight Saving Time are 7 weeks apart. They are 8 weeks apart in all other leap years
  • Election Day falls on November 3, its 2nd earliest election day, only surpassed by November 2.
  • Thanksgiving Day falls on November 26

References

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  1. ^ a b Robert van Gent (2017). "The Mathematics of the ISO 8601 Calendar". Utrecht University, Department of Mathematics. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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Gregorian year types per leap cycle by Dominical letter (DL) and Doomsday (DD)
Year starts Common years Leap years
1 Jan Count Ratio 31 Dec DL DD Count Ratio 31 Dec DL DD Count Ratio
Sun 58 14.50 % Sun A Tue 43 10.75 % Mon AG Wed 15 3.75 %
Mon 56 14.00 % Mon G Wed 43 10.75 % Tue GF Thu 13 3.25 %
Tue 58 14.50 % Tue F Thu 44 11.00 % Wed FE Fri 14 3.50 %
Wed 57 14.25 % Wed E Fri 43 10.75 % Thu ED Sat 14 3.50 %
Thu 57 14.25 % Thu D Sat 44 11.00 % Fri DC Sun 13 3.25 %
Fri 58 14.50 % Fri C Sun 43 10.75 % Sat CB Mon 15 3.75 %
Sat 56 14.00 % Sat B Mon 43 10.75 % Sun BA Tue 13 3.25 %
∑ 400 100.0 % 303 75.75 % 97 24.25 %
Source: Robert van Gent (2017). "The Mathematics of the ISO 8601 Calendar". Utrecht University, Department of Mathematics. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

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