- Earth Is Spinning Faster, Making Some Summer Days Shorter
The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer
- Earth just had one of its shortest days ever and 2 more are coming | Space
Earth just had one of its shortest days on record, and it's not alone Our planet is spinning faster, with two more shorter-than-usual days ahead
- Earth is going to spin much faster over the next few months — so fast . . .
Planet Earth Earth is going to spin much faster over the next few months — so fast that several days are going to get shorter News By Amy Arthur published July 7, 2025
- Earths Rotation Is Speeding up this Summer. Heres Why - TIME
The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year
- Earth’s Rotation Is Speeding up This Summer—but Just for 3 Days
Earth’s Rotation Is Speeding up This Summer—but Just for 3 Days Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator
- Days on Earth are about to get shorter—and the reason is wild - Fast . . .
The Earth is pretty good at keeping its pace However, variations do happen And on three separate days this summer—July 9, July 22, and August 5—the Earth will spin notably faster than usual
- Earth will spin unusually quickly in July and August
Bottom line: The shortest days on Earth for 2025 will be in July and August But why is Earth spinning faster? It’s a bit of a mystery Via TimeandDate Read more: Why don’t we feel Earth’s spin?
- For a few days this summer, your days will be just a smidge shorter
You’re not running late — Earth is just moving faster, at least for a few days this summer On July 22, Earth will spin about 1 38 milliseconds faster than its typical 86,400 seconds in a day
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