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Earth Just Had a Freakishly Short Day, but the Fastest Day of the Year Is yet to Come

GLOBAL, JUL 10 – Earth's rotation shortens by up to 1.51 milliseconds on three summer days due to the Moon's changing gravitational pull when it is furthest from the equator.

Summary by Live Science
July 9 was unusually short thanks to changes in how fast the Earth is spinning. But two other days this summer are expected to be even shorter.

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Providence JournalProvidence Journal
Center

Is Earth's rotation speeding up? Why these 3 summer days may be shorter than usual

July 9 was predicted to have a shorter "length of day" than usual due to an increase in Earth's rotation speed. See which other days will be shorter

·Providence, United States
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Live ScienceLive Science
Center

Earth just had a freakishly short day, but the fastest day of the year is yet to come

July 9 was unusually short thanks to changes in how fast the Earth is spinning. But two other days this summer are expected to be even shorter.

·United States
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La OpinionLa Opinion
Lean Left

Rotation of the Earth Will Accelerate in Three Different Days This Summer

This alteration is due to the alignment of the Moon with the speed of the Earth's turn

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La Opinion broke the news in on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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