Newsletter Issue 134 (April 2024)

Issue #134

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Is Earth Slowing Down?

In recent years, Earth’s spin speeded up, leading to a run of shortest-ever days as measured by atomic clocks.

In 2023, for the first time in seven years, the average day length became longer.

Will Earth’s slowdown continue?

Is Spain in the Wrong Time Zone?

In some areas of Spain, civil time is almost two hours ahead of true local time because the country is so far to the western edge of its Central European time zone.

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Easter in May

Did you know there are two Easter dates, and that one is 35 days later than the other this year?

While Western Christian churches celebrated Easter in March,  Eastern churches are getting ready to celebrate in May.

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