# Y2036 Countdown: The NTP Rollover is Now 10 Years Away

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**Created:** [February 27, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.nwtime.org/t/y2036-countdown-the-ntp-rollover-is-now-10-years-away/349 "2026-02-27T13:30:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.nwtime.org/t/y2036-countdown-the-ntp-rollover-is-now-10-years-away/349/1 "2026-02-27T13:30:58Z")

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> **[Y2036 Countdown: The NTP Rollover is Now 10 Years Away](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/y2036-countdown-ntp-rollover-now-10-years-away-john-lange-pupwc/)**
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> Today marks an important milestone: the Network Time Protocol (NTP) rollover, often called “Y2036,” is now exactly 10 years away. NTP is how much of the world agrees on “what time it is,” and when time is wrong, security and operations break in...