Rotating Events in Our Time

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Our day is shaped in different ways by spinning events such as the Earth’s rotation around the Sun, or the shift workers changing between the days and nights. Certain of these events occur every day while others are less predictable and more unpredictable.

For instance, many people are aware that the Earth revolves around the Sun every 24 hours. It is less well-known that the speed of rotation can vary and make a day seem longer or shorter than it should. This is why Atomic clocks that provide standardized time have to be periodically adjusted by adding or subtracting seconds. This is referred to as leap seconds.

Precession is a typical rotating event. It is the periodic wobble on Earth’s axis similar to the spinning top of a toy that is a little off-center. The axial shift in relation to fixed stars (inertial space) has a duration of 25,771.5 years, and it is responsible for a variety of weather conditions patterns, such as the rotating direction of cyclones within the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Scientists have also observed that the speed of Earth rotation slows with time, causing the solar day to become longer. This is the reason why, on June 29th the world added a leap second to the atomic clocks so they could better align with the actual Earth’s rotation. Although the addition of one second might seem like a small amount, it has significant implications for businesses who rely on changing schedules. For multinational businesses with a global workforce managing shifty call schedules by fumbling with static wiki pages or spreadsheets can be costly in terms of revenue and reputation. On-call rotation software is becoming more well-known as it helps reduce interruptions to services and also manages the transfer coverage and offers transparency to employees.