“23:59:60”这一特殊时间戳,今后将不再出现。
A decision by the international metrology community will effectively end the practice of adding leap seconds to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) from May 20, 2027, phasing out a mechanism that has been in use for more than half a century.

据央视财经消息,记者近日从国家市场监督管理总局获悉,10月13日至15日在法国凡尔赛召开的第28届国际计量大会(CGPM)通过决议,自2027年5月20日起全球范围内停止插入闰秒,将协调世界时(UTC)与基于地球自转的世界时(UT1)的最大允许偏差放宽至3600秒(1小时)。这意味着,运行了半个多世纪的闰秒机制正式退出历史舞台。
The 28th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) was held in Versailles, France, from Oct 13 to 15 and adopted the resolution, according to China's State Administration for Market Regulation. The resolution raises the maximum permitted difference between UTC and Universal Time (UT1), which is based on Earth's rotation, to 3,600 seconds, or one hour.
对中国而言,取消闰秒将直接降低多个关键领域的运行风险。中国时间频率机构的守时授时系统不再需要插入闰秒;5G基站、电网相量同步、金融时间戳等不再处理插入正负闰秒,运行的连续性和可靠性提升;北斗卫星导航系统设计方案中不再需要插入闰秒,会减少时间坐标转换出错的可能性。

什么是闰秒?
Leap second即“闰秒”,leap year就是“闰年”。闰秒这一概念于1972年首次引入, 是为补偿地球自转速度不均 (compensate for variations in the Earth's speed)。
目前,原子钟(atomic clocks)是世界上最精确的计时工具之一。原子钟通过测量原子在吸收或释放能量时所对应的电磁辐射(electromagnetic radiation)来计时,其采用的时间标准是国际原子时(International Atomic Time, 名称源自法语Temps Atomique International,缩写为TAI)。国际原子时是根据全球多台原子钟的数据综合建立的连续时间标准,不会因为地球自转变快或变慢而调整。
Leap seconds were first introduced in 1972 to compensate for variations in the Earth's speed. Atomic clocks are among the most accurate timekeeping devices in the world. They measure time using electromagnetic radiation emitted or absorbed by atoms as they change energy levels. One time standard based on atomic clocks is International Atomic Time (TAI).
而以地球自转为基础的时间计量系统称为世界时(Universal Time,UT)。由于地球自转速度并不恒定,基于地球自转的时间(UT1)与协调世界时( Coordinated Universal Time, UTC)之间的差值可能逐渐增大。为将这一差值控制在规定范围内,协调世界时会以国际原子时为基础,不时增加一秒(即闰秒),使协调世界时与地球自转时间保持接近(in synch)。
协调世界时是当今国际通用的时间标准,也是世界时间计量的重要基准(the world's benchmark time standard)。
The timekeeping system based on the Earth's rotation is called Universal Time (UT). Because the Earth's rotation is not constant, the difference between Earth-rotation time (UT1) and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) can gradually increase. Leap seconds may be added to UTC to keep the difference within a specified range and to keep the two in synch. UTC is the internationally used time standard and the world's benchmark time standard.
在2012年6月底,虽然许多人并未注意到,但这多出的一秒造成了一些网站的瘫痪,因为它们的服务器时钟突然失灵了。针对“闰秒”问题, 谷歌 采取了“闰秒弥补”技术,即每次增加几毫秒,最终增加到1秒钟。
你之前听说过闰秒吗?

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