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1# @(#)leapseconds 7.17
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3# Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file.
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5# The International Earth Rotation Service periodically uses leap seconds
6# to keep UTC to within 0.9 s of UT1
7# (which measures the true angular orientation of the earth in space); see
8# Terry J Quinn, The BIPM and the accurate measure of time,

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38Leap 1989 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
39Leap 1990 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
40Leap 1992 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
41Leap 1993 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
42Leap 1994 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
43Leap 1995 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
44Leap 1997 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
45Leap 1998 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
1# @(#)leapseconds 7.17
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3# Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file.
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5# The International Earth Rotation Service periodically uses leap seconds
6# to keep UTC to within 0.9 s of UT1
7# (which measures the true angular orientation of the earth in space); see
8# Terry J Quinn, The BIPM and the accurate measure of time,

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38Leap 1989 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
39Leap 1990 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
40Leap 1992 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
41Leap 1993 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
42Leap 1994 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
43Leap 1995 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
44Leap 1997 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
45Leap 1998 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
46Leap 2005 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
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49#
50# INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS SERVICE (IERS)
51#
52# SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE ET DES SYSTEMES DE REFERENCE
53#
54# SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
55# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
56# 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)
57# Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26
58# FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
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48#
49#
50#
51# INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS SERVICE (IERS)
52#
53# SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE ET DES SYSTEMES DE REFERENCE
54#
55# SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
56# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
57# 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)
58# Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26
59# FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
59# Internet : services.iers@obspm.fr
60# e-mail : services.iers@obspm.fr
61# http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc
60#
62#
61# Paris, 14 January 2005
63# Paris, 4 July 2005
62#
64#
63#
64# Bulletin C 29
65# Bulletin C 30
65#
66#
66# To authorities responsible
67# for the measurement and
68# distribution of time
69#
67# To authorities responsible
68# for the measurement and
69# distribution of time
70#
71#
70#
71#
72# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
72# UTC TIME STEP
73# on the 1st of January 2006
73#
74#
74#
75#
75# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2005.
76# The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the
77# International Atomic Time TAI is :
76# A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2005.
77# The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be:
78#
78#
79# from 1999 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -32 s
80#
79# 2005 December 31, 23h 59m 59s
80# 2005 December 31, 23h 59m 60s
81# 2006 January 1, 0h 0m 0s
82#
83# The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is:
84#
85# from 1999 January 1, 0h UTC, to 2006 January 1 0h UTC : UTC-TAI = - 32s
86# from 2006 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = - 33s
87#
81# Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December
88# Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December
82# or June, depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every
83# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there
89# or June, depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every
90# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC or to confirm that there
84# will be no time step at the next possible date.
91# will be no time step at the next possible date.
92#
85#
86#
93#
94#
87# Daniel GAMBIS
88# Director
89# Earth Orientation Center of IERS
90# Observatoire de Paris, France
95# Daniel GAMBIS
96# Head
97# Earth Orientation Center of IERS
98# Observatoire de Paris, France
91#
99#