Global timekeepers vote to end leap seconds starting in 2027
Global timekeeping authorities have voted to scrap the practice of adding leap seconds to official time starting in May 2027.
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Global timekeepers have voted to scrap the practice of adding extra seconds to Coordinated Universal Time starting on 20 May 2027. Euronews reported that the resolution was adopted on Thursday, 15 October 2026, at the 28th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures in Versailles. [1]
Until now, leap seconds have been added periodically to align atomic time with the Earth's rotation. Euronews reported that officials decided to end the practice due to risks to computer systems and the potential occurrence of a negative leap second. From 20 May 2027, Coordinated Universal Time will run continuously without interruptions. [1]
Unix time, a date and time representation widely used in computing, measures time by the number of non-leap seconds that have passed since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970. [7]
In short
- Global timekeepers voted on 15 October 2026 to end leap seconds from 20 May 2027.
- The decision was made at the 28th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures in Versailles.
- Coordinated Universal Time will run continuously without interruptions starting in May 2027.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Global timekeeping rules change: leap second scrapped from 2027Euronews, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Brussels to host Global OTR Conference 2027Tyrepress, 2h ago
- [3]Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum workplan 2027 to 2028: Call for inputGlobal Regulation Tomorrow, 1d ago
- [4]Kenshi Yonezu Announces Global 2027 “GHOST” Tour DatesHypebeast, 6h ago
- [5]India chosen to host the WTTC Global Summit 2027, the world's most important tourism eventTravel2Latam, 3h ago
- [6]U2 Announces ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ Global Stadium Tour for 2027, Kicking Off in Latin AmericaVariety, 1d ago
Background
- [7]Unix time on Wikipedia
- [8]UN chief urges world governments to end fossil fuel subsidies FTMQ News, 6h ago
- [9]Green Party faces two year delay to change controversial Zionism policy FTMQ News, 5d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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