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Re: Leap second in December
From: Don Seltzer
Date: 2016 Jul 9, 19:23 -0400
From: Don Seltzer
Date: 2016 Jul 9, 19:23 -0400
I saw one media announcement that omitted the 'pm' making it particularly confusing.
Don SeltzerOn Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 5:38 PM, Paul Hirose <NoReply_Hirose@fer3.com> wrote:
WASHINGTON, DC -- On December 31, 2016, a “leap second” will be added to the world’s clocks at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This corresponds to 6:59:59 pm Eastern Standard Time, when the extra second will be inserted at the U.S. Naval Observatory’s Master Clock Facility in Washington, DC. http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/tours-events/2016_Leap_Second%20Press%20Release%20-%20Final.pdf Is there a mistake in that announcement?
