On 2012-06-29T15:01:21-0400, AlbyVA <[email protected]> wrote: > Being an EDT/EST snob, I had my cron job all set for 11:59p tonight to > record the leap second. But then reading an article today on the topic, > > I realized this isn't happening at midnight EDT -0400, but at UTC time > which will be 7:59p EDT.
Yes, it's at 23:59:60 UTC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second You won't see anything on your computer clock though, since Unix time doesn't know anything about leap seconds. http://www.leapsecond.com/notes/leap-watch.htm -- Kenyon Ralph
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