[time-nuts] Leap-second happens when...??
Bob Johnson
timenuts at bobj.org
Sat Dec 27 20:13:14 UTC 2008
Magnus Danielson <magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org> wrote
> Michael Baker skrev:
>> Hello, Time-Nutters--
>>
>> I must have missed something... I have known about
>> the coming leap-second for months, but have not heard
>> when it was going to be inserted.
>> When will the leap-second take place?
>
> A leap-second can be inserted or removed at the end of the last minute
> of a month in UTC.
[...]
> You naturally need to convert to your local time zone to get a little
> more aid on when it happens, but for Florida it will occur at 18:00
> (UTC-6h) on Wednesday where as for me it will occur at 1:00 (UTC+1h) on
> Thursday.
I think that's UTC-6h in northwest Florida (Central time zone), but
UTC-5h in peninsular Florida where Mike is (Eastern time zone). Or else
I'm confused. I grew up in one and live in the other, and between that
and keeping track of summer and winter times, I don't always get it right...
But anyway, Mike, be at your clock, or GPS, or whatever, at 23:59:59Z on
Dec 31. Don't forget your eggnog.
- Bob
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