Officials said the error is likely too minute for the general public to clock it, but it could affect applications such as critical infrastructure, telecommunications and GPS signals.

The Southern Hemisphere's summer solstice has arrived, making Australia's longest day of the year based on the time between sunrise and sunset.

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