Earth is spinning faster

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Earth is spinning faster

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Exact Day Length* — Thu, Jul 22, 2021
The days are getting shorter as the planet is picking up rotational speed as the magnetic field goes away.
Today's prediction: 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.9990532 seconds (-0.9468 milliseconds)
Yesterday's prediction: 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.9991365 seconds (-0.8635 milliseconds)
At the start of today, UT1 was 0.1491371 seconds behind UTC.
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Today's Day Length* in Context
Day length Date
Yesterday 24 hours -0.86 ms Wed, Jul 21, 2021
Today 24 hours -0.95 ms Thu, Jul 22, 2021
Tomorrow 24 hours -0.95 ms Fri, Jul 23, 2021
Shortest 2021 24 hours -2.69 ms Tue, Oct 19, 2021
Longest 2021 24 hours +1.00 ms Mon, Apr 26, 2021
Last Year Average 24 hours -0.00 ms Year 2020
* Yesterday's, today's, and future day lengths are prediction

https://www.timeanddate.com/time/earth-rotation.html

Average Solar Day Length*
Year Average day Total yearly difference Shortest day Longest day Leap second added
2021 -0.16 ms -59.54 ms Oct 19 -2.69 ms Apr 26 +1.00 ms -
2020 -0.00 ms -1.30 ms Jul 19 -1.47 ms Apr 8 +1.62 ms -
2019 +0.39 ms +141.25 ms Jul 16 -0.95 ms Mar 22 +1.68 ms -
2018 +0.69 ms +252.47 ms Jun 30 -0.64 ms Feb 4 +1.69 ms -
2017 +1.03 ms +375.01 ms Aug 4 +0.06 ms Apr 25 +2.20 ms -
2016 +1.34 ms +490.76 ms Jul 18 -0.03 ms Mar 10 +2.49 ms Dec 31
2015 +1.25 ms +458.03 ms Jun 17 +0.19 ms Oct 26 +2.31 ms Jun 30
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