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Wednesday, June 29, 2022 was slightly shorter than any other day at just 1.59 milliseconds, all due to a slight “wobble” of the Earth, scientists said.
An average day is 86,400 seconds, or 24 hours, but timanddate.com reported that June 29 was 1.59 milliseconds shorter than that. On that day, the Earth completed one spin in a fraction of a second in less than 24 hours.
This slight “wobble” made that day the shortest day ever recorded since atomic clocks began.. According to Insider, it’s no wonder the Earth “wobbles” since it’s not a perfect sphere.
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June 29, 2022 was the shortest day on record by 1.59 milliseconds, due to a slight “wobble” of the earth. (NASA)
Other causes of the Earth’s “wobble” include ocean tides, the Moon’s gravity, climate and processes in the Earth’s inner or outer layers, according to Timeanddate.com. The site has reported that Earth has been accelerating over the years. In 2020, it reported that Earth had 28 of its shortest days since atomic clocks began to be measured in the 1960s. Now, in 2022, Earth is spinning even faster with the shortest day on record on 29 of June
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Many scientists associate the change in speed with something called the “Chandler Wobble,” which is when there is a change in the Earth’s spin on its axis. Insider reported that the first “Chandler Wobble” was spotted in the late 1880s by Seth Carlo Chandler.
Although the “wobble” reduced the weather on Wednesday, the occurrence does not change much in our day-to-day life.
Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.