# Is Leap Year

Returns `true` if date is in a leap year. Try and find a regular use for this one, we dare you.

```yaml
date: November 2016
another_date: November 2017
```

::tabs

::tab antlers
```antlers
{{ if date | is_leap_year }}
{{ if another_date | is_leap_year }}
```
::tab blade
```blade
@if (Statamic::modify($date)->isLeapYear()->fetch()) ... @endif
@if (Statamic::modify($another_date)->isLeapYear()->fetch()) ... @endif
```
::

```html
true
false
```

:::warning
By default, when using a modifier on a date variable, it will be operating on the UTC date rather than the localized date.

Please refer to our [Timezones](/tips/timezones.md) guide for more information.
:::